Note
"Report no. 011, 2010"
Issued also in French under title: Élaboration et application d'un indice des torts causés par le crime organisé : une étude de faisabilité et de délimitation de l'ampleur.
Page "one" does not exist.
Available also on the Internet (as of Oct. 2012) at: http://publications.gc.ca/pub?id=412349&sl=0.
Summary
This study assesses the feasibility and utility of developing and applying rigorous methodological and analytical models that can reliably measure the harm of organized crime in Canada. The team was mandated to: determine if harm assessment research can produce accurate and reliable findings; to analyze the utility of harm assessment research and indices in contributing to the larger goal of organized crime control; and to assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of implementing an Organized Crime Harm Index in Canada.
Contents
1. Executive summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Project overview -- 4. Research design -- 5. Measuring the scope and impact of organized crime: research findings, discussion and analysis -- 6. Organized crime prevalence and harm assessment research in Canada: research findings, discussion and analysis -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Recommendations -- 9. List of annexes -- Annex A. Measuring the scope and impact of organized crime: research findings, discussion and analysis -- Annex B. Organized crime prevalence and harm assessment research in Canada: findings, discussion, & analysis -- Annex C. Selective bibliography of quantitative studies measuring the scope and/or harm of organized crime in Canada -- Annex D. Works cited.