Mr. Big

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Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada

By Kouri T. Keenan and Joan Brockman

Summary

Mr. Big examines over 80 cases involving the controversial "Mr. Big" undercover sting used in Canadian organised crime investigations. Legal experts Kouri T. Keenan and Joan Brockman reveal how police pose as criminal kingpins to coax confessions, a tactic they find discriminates against marginalised suspects and involves police engaging in or simulating criminal acts themselves. Highlighting the lack of standard interrogation safeguards, the book argues for stringent reforms to curtail this practice.
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This book will engage readers interested in legal reform, criminal justice, police ethics, and Canadian law enforcement practices.

Description

After surveying more than 80 cases in which a confession was accepted as evidence in a Mr. Big organised 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. However, this study finds that the ruse is most successful when the suspect is from a marginalised group. In addition, police officers sometimes commit criminal offences while undercover—or they fake criminal behaviour 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781552663769

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2011

Country: Canada

Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 198g

Pages: 130

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Education & Reference Joan Brockman Kouri T. Keenan Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

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.