{"product_id":"mr-big-exposing-undercover-investigations-in-canada-paperback","title":"Mr. Big: Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKouri T. Keenan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Brockman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKouri 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 133\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167432544391,"sku":"9781552663769","price":34.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ed458b633604b5fe7b6aa88628ec9287.webp?v=1733327618","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mr-big-exposing-undercover-investigations-in-canada-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}