October 31, 1997

WHAT:
The Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption at York University presents:

"Researching Organized Crime: Three Distinct Perspectives"

In this panel discussion, prominent journalist Stevie Cameron, McGill University international crime expert Tom Naylor, and leading criminal defense lawyer John Rosen will offer three unique perspectives on researching organized crime and corruption. The panel will examine how different professions -- journalists, academics and lawyers -- research organized crime, what difficulties they face in gaining access to people and information, and how their results vary, depending on their goals and techniques.

The Nathanson Centre, founded earlier this year, brings together those working in the field of organized crime and corruption to share experiences and resources. The Centre helps fill the urgent need for research, policy development, law reform and education in this increasingly important societal and public policy area.

Prior to the panel discussion, Nathanson Centre director and York Professor Margaret Beare will unveil a plaque to be mounted in the Osgoode Hall Law School Rotunda honouring the Centre's founding benefactor, Mark Nathanson, and his parents after whom the Centre is named.

WHO:
Stevie Cameron, editor-in-chief of Elm Street magazine, is a former Globe and Mail reporter and author of On the Take: Crime, Corruption and Greed in The Mulroney Years.
Tom Naylor is an economics professor at McGill University who has researched and taught about the underground economy, money laundering and smuggling.
John Rosen is a leading criminal defense lawyer who has worked on the cases of many prominent organized crime figures.

WHEN:
Wednesday, November 5, 1997
Unveiling of Nathanson Centre plaque: 12:30 pm
Panel discussion begins: 1:00 pm

WHERE:
Moot Court, Ground Floor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 4700 Keele Street

For more information, please contact:

Prof. Margaret Beare
Director, Nathanson Centre
(416) 736-5907

Sine MacKinnon
Senior Advisor for Media Relations
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22087
email: sinem@yorku.ca

Alison Masemann
Media Relations Officer
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22086
email: masemann@yorku.ca
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