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I'm not a legal expert, but have worked in law, and am very familiar with organized crime. I had the misfortune of growing up surrounded by it and have researched it for many years.
Here's the RCMP definition of OC:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/soc-cgco/what-quoi-eng.htm
;''''What is Organized Crime?
Canadian Definition
Within Canadian law enforcement, a legal definition for organized crime has only existed since the late 1990's following the enactment of Bill C-95. Amendments to this area of the Criminal Code have led to the present legal definition found within section 467.1(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada , which states a "criminal organization"
means a group, however organized, that:
(a) is composed of
three or more persons in or outside Canada; and,
(b) has as one of its main purposes or main activities the facilitation or commission of
one or more serious offences, that, if committed, would likely result in the
direct or indirect receipt of a
material benefit, including a financial benefit, by the group or by
any one of the persons who constitute the group.
The various components that comprise this legal definition are based on the exclusion of a group of three of more persons that has formed randomly for the immediate commission of a single offence.
International Definition
Globally, a consensus on a definition for organized crime was reached in 2002. The UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime , Article 2 defines "organized criminal group" as follows: a group having
at least three members, taking some action in concert (i.e., together or in some co-ordinated manner) for the purpose of committing
a ‘serious crime’ and for the purpose of obtaining a financial or other benefit. The group must have some internal organization or structure, and exist for some period of time before or after the actual commission of the offence(s) involved.
Most of the major
international organized crime groups are active within Canada. These groups include: Asian, Eastern European, Italian, Latin American organizations, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and a variety of domestic groups'''''
Even with these Canadian and International definitions it would seem to fefine as follows :
So we need a group of just three or more, however they choose to be organized who can be based inside or outside of Canada . They need only have one of their main purposes or main activities to be the facilitation or commission of one or more serious offences. Said offence(s) if commited would
likely result in direct or
indirect receipt of a material benefit including
(but not limited to ) financial benefit by the group or by just one of the persons who constitute the group... (hmmm)
Although GLOBALLY a consensus was reached that defines an organized criminal group as having at least three members taking action together or in some organized manner for the purpose of committing a serious crime and for the purpose of obtaining a financial or other benefit !!! The group must have some internal or organized structure and exist for some period of time before or after the actual commission of the offence(s) involved.
So basically a group of three people plotting a crime to obtain benefit from an offense and who stay formed as a group for some (unspecified) period time
before OR after the commission of the offence(s) involved.
Seems quite a possibility to me for OC to have been involved judging by this links definition, thanks for the link SillyBilly ..........JMO
