Mr. Big

Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada

• Author(s): Kouri T. Keenan, Joan Brockman,
• Publisher: Fernwood Pub.
• Pages: 133
• ISBN_10: 1552663760
  ISBN_13: 9781552663769
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / Criminal Procedure , Law / Ethics & Professional Responsibility , Law / Evidence , Law / Jurisprudence , Political Science / Law Enforcement , True Crime / General ,

Description:... 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.