Criminal Law: Special Issues

This book is essential for: criminal law practitioners, both Crown and defence.

Current to: February 2011

Stay current on a range of important practice topics!
The criminal law of Canada continues to develop on a number of fronts, reflecting the dynamic interplay of social trends, technology, legislation, and law enforcement. These comprehensive materials examine an eclectic mix of criminal law topics of current import and interest: Mr. Big sting operations, police use of computer forensics, Internet luring, prolific offender programs, and s. 24(2) of the Charter of Rights. This wide range of topics will be of interest to criminal lawyers at all levels of experience.

CONTENTS 

• section 24(2) of the Charter (exclusion of evidence): post Grant 
• police use of computer forensics: an introduction for lawyers; examination of computer forensics experts
• Internet luring 
• the Prolific Offender Management (POM) Pilot Project—an alternative approach to crime reduction; the effect of POM on defence counsel 
• Mr. Big sting operations: annotated cases; legal issues; research on wrongful convictions and false confessions