Joan Brockman

Joan Brockman is a professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser.  Her publications include Gender in the Legal Profession: Fitting or Breaking the Mould and (with V. Gordon Rose), An Introduction to Canadian Criminal Procedure and Evidence (4th Ed). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books by Joan Brockman

Mr. Big

Mr. Big

Exposing Undercover Investigations in Canada

Joan Brockman, Kouri T. Keenan

”Mr. Big” is a sting operation designed to obtain a confession and other evidence from a suspect targeted by undercover police officers posing as members of the criminal underworld. In a typical scenario, undercover operatives convince the suspects that they are big-time criminals, offer them various amounts of money and other incentives to help make their legal problems go away. In order to evaluate the legitimacy of this police practice, Keenan and Brockman survey over 80 cases of… (more information)