Law enforcement officers and investigators, Crown and defence lawyers, judges and others engaged in the field of criminal justice, as well as civil litigators involved in negligent investigation and malicious prosecution cases, will benefit from this unique Osgoode Professinal Development program, focussing on police powers and their limits.
Our speakers will focus on several key areas of criminal investigation, making clear the parameters, legal limits and the serious repercussions, both civil and criminal, when these limits are found to be crossed. You’ll get the perspectives of a faculty of experts from diverse sectors of the criminal and civil justice system. Topics include:
- When does a conversation become a detention?
- The right not to be arbitrarily detained post R. v. Grant
- When is videotaping mandatory?
- False confessions
- Negligent investigations and malicious prosecution
- Striking the right balance between efficiency and reliability
- The latest cases and hot-button issues
Plus! Don’t miss the Optional Learn-by-doing Workshop on the PEACE Model of Investigative Interviewing.
Register early to avoid disappointment. This program fills up quickly. Onsite group discount: Register 4 members of the same organization and only pay for 3!
Steven A. Drizen, Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
David Debenham, McMillan LLP
Heather McArthur, McArthur Barristers
Timothy Moore, PhD, C Psych., Professor, Department of Psychology, York University
James Stribopoulos, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
OPD Program Lawyer
Mary Park
mpark@osgoode.yorku.ca |
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