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1. The purpose of this assignment will be to collect and assess sources of
informat
The purpose of this assignment will be to collect and assess sources of information that you
will be using for your final Strategic Intelligence Report. Your collection efforts should aim
to answer the question: What threat will your Organized Crime Group or criminal activity
pose to Canadians in the following year?What you need to submit:1. A list of 10-15 sources
of information. This should include at least 5 book or journal sources and at least 1 human
source. Sources should be recent (within 5 years) and relevant.2. Information must pertain
ONLY to Canadian Organized Crime. You may use non-Canadian sources if the information
referenced is about your Canadian OC group.3. APA sourcing style4. Indicate Source Type
(book, human source, online article, etc.)5. A synopsis of the information for each source6.
An assessment of each source (See attached Source Evaluation Matrix)Topics to Cover:Use
the latest version of Sleipnir called the CISC 8-point scale.1. Infiltration within Canadian
public sector agencies/departments. (Corruption of Canadian public officials, ability to place
criminals in sensitive positions)2. Violence3. Private Sector involvement (Control or
influence of legitimate private organizations and businesses)4. Scope (international, inter-
provincial)5. Organized Crime Links (Confirmed links to two or more crime groups or one
or more?)6. Criminal Enterprise (Involvement in two or more criminal markets)7.
Specialized skills (demonstration of specialized skills to further criminal activities)8.
Technological Capability. My topic is * Sicilian Mafia in Montreal *