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Investigative technique means nothing without legal integrity. The Legal Reference Sheets provide a concise summary of the case law governing police interviewing in Canada.
This document serves as a critical companion to the Suspect Interview Worksheet, translating high-level legal theory into operational rules. It covers:
Charter Obligations: Implementing the Right to Counsel and documenting the "First Reasonable Opportunity."
Voluntariness Factors: Understanding the boundaries set by R. v. Oickle regarding inducements and police trickery.
Tactical Limits: Recognizing fatal errors such as "shocking the conscience" or misusing pre-trial silence.
Investigative technique means nothing without legal integrity. The Legal Reference Sheets provide a concise summary of the case law governing police interviewing in Canada.
This document serves as a critical companion to the Suspect Interview Worksheet, translating high-level legal theory into operational rules. It covers:
Charter Obligations: Implementing the Right to Counsel and documenting the "First Reasonable Opportunity."
Voluntariness Factors: Understanding the boundaries set by R. v. Oickle regarding inducements and police trickery.
Tactical Limits: Recognizing fatal errors such as "shocking the conscience" or misusing pre-trial silence.