Deportation, circular migration and organized crime : Jamaica case study / by Geoff Burt … [et al.].: PS18-32/1-2016E-PDF

This report reviews the impact of forced deportations, criminal and otherwise, on public security and organized crime in Canada and Jamaica, with a focus on transnational connections between deportees, organized crime and Canada. Within Canada, non-criminal deportations should be considered in the context of their impact on Jamaican-Canadian families and communities, where deportation has become a sensitive and political issue. In Jamaica, criminal deportations from Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom have had a profound impact on public security. Caribbean security officials are adamant that criminal deportees are at least partly responsible for rising crime rates throughout the region. Even non-criminal deportees, who lack opportunities for successful reintegration, contribute to street-level crime. Recent law enforcement operations in Canada have revealed long-standing connections between organized crime groups in both countries. While deportation is not thought to have played a role in the genesis of these criminal linkages, it may be responsible for strengthening contemporary connections. The report concludes by discussing possible mitigation strategies in Canada and Jamaica to minimize the unwanted impacts of deportation on public security.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Public Safety Canada.
Title Deportation, circular migration and organized crime : Jamaica case study / by Geoff Burt … [et al.].
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Expulsion, migration circulaire et crime organise, étude de cas sur la Jamaïque.
"Research report: 2016-R007."
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Public Safety Canada, c2016.
Author / Contributor Burt, Geoff.
Description 30 p. : tables
ISBN 978-0-660-05184-0
Catalogue number
  • PS18-32/1-2016E-PDF
Subject terms Deportation
Organized crime
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