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Deceit in Defense InvestigationsPeter A. JoyWashington University in Saint Louis - School of Law Kevin C. McMunigalCase Western Reserve University School of Law June 1, 2010 Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, No. 3, Fall 2010 Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-10-08 Abstract: Prosecutors and police routinely employ misrepresentation and deceit in undercover investigations. In cases ranging from drug distribution, prostitution, and sexual misconduct with minors to organized crime and terrorism, police and those cooperating with police deceive suspects and their cohorts about their identities and their intentions in order to gain information to help uncover past crimes and thwart future crimes. Frequently, such deceit helps reveal the truth about what criminals do and think. May defense lawyers and investigators working for them employ similar tactics? Or should prosecutors be the only lawyers allowed to direct and supervise investigatory deception? In recent years, both debate and a divergence of views on this question have emerged. In this column we examine that debate, the arguments raised on both sides of it, and how various jurisdictions have answered this question.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 5 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: February 16, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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