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GANGSTERISM [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Labour Relations
CONT

Gangsterism has had only a minor role in the union movement. After the repeal of prohibition, corrupt gunmen did work their way into some urban unions... [but] in cities with effective law enforcement, labor gangsterism is pretty well under control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Relations du travail
OBS

gangstérisme : terme tiré du Mini-lexique des infractions contre l’ordre public et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Relaciones laborales
OBS

Este término se usa en referencia al movimiento sindical en España. En contraste, se usa en referencia al movimiento estudiantil en América latina.

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Record 2 2009-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Penal Law
  • Criminology
OBS

Following a four-year police investigation, 101 people, including employees of the Montréal-Trudeau Airport and the Canada Border Services Agency, were accused of offences related to gangsterism, drug trafficking, corruption, bookmaking, extortion, gambling houses, possession of proceeds of crime and firearms. This investigation generated an unprecedented volume of evidence, including over 1. 2 million private communications(a large percentage of which were in Italian) and 120, 000 hours of video.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Droit pénal
  • Criminologie
OBS

À l'issue d'une enquête policière de quatre ans, 101 personnes, incluant des employés de l'Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau et de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, ont été accusées de gangstérisme, d'importation, d'exportation et de trafic de drogues, de corruption, de bookmaking, d'extorsion, de maisons de jeu, de possession de produits de la criminalité et de possession d'armes. Cette enquête a généré un volume de preuve sans précédent, dont plus de 1,2 million de communications privées (un large pourcentage étant en italien) et 120 000 heures de vidéos.

Spanish

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