An international criminology expert reviews new drama which examines how undercover work reshapes identity, morality and survival.
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Covert tactics are an essential investigative tool in tackling contemporary organised and serious crime – they are not intended to police the 4th estate.
Even after years of delay, the arguments continue about what should be made public about this scandal.
What is interesting about the true story is what Lee doesn’t have the time, or perhaps the inclination, to show.
How cosmetic store Lush went from making bath bombs to campaigning against police corruption.
The women who called for an inquiry into the actions of undercover police have since walked out of proceedings they see as unjust.
The police investigation in the Raymond Cormier case relied on a controversial undercover technique known as Mr. Big, a method prohibited in the U.S., U.K and Germany.
The Metropolitan Police has agreed to pay more than £400,000 to an anonymous woman who unwittingly entered a relationship with an undercover police officer investigating her. The woman was left traumatised…
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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