Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada by Keenan, Kouri T.

Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781552663769)

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Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada by Keenan, Kouri T.

Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada

$18.95
Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada by Keenan, Kouri T.

Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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After surveying more than 80 cases in which a confession was accepted as evidence in a "Mr. Big" organized crime sting, these legal experts suggest changes in undercover police practices in Canada. "Mr. Big" in these cases is a policeman posing as a criminal kingpin in order to coerce a confession from a suspect, but this study finds that this ruse is most successful when the suspect is from a marginalized group. In addition, police officers sometimes commit criminal offences while undercover--or they fake criminal behavior during the course of the sting--and the pretend interrogations are not bounded by normal interview standards. On these grounds, the authors propose that this practice be drastically curtailed.

Author: Kouri T. Keenan, Joan Brockman
ISBN-10: 1552663760
ISBN-13: 9781552663769
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2011
Pages: 133
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d
By Kouri T. Keenan
By Kouri T. Keenan
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Kouri Keenan is a PhD student in the school of criminology at Simon Fraser University. Joan Brockman is a professor in the school of criminology at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of "Gender in the Legal Profession: Fitting or Breaking the Mould" and the coauthor of "An Introduction to Canadian Criminal Procedure and Evidence. "They both live in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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