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Jul 1, 2006 · I begin by considering what is said to be the central concern of the courts in entrapment cases: the protection from conviction of those whose crimes have been ‘caused’ by the police. I argue that it is the meaning accorded to ‘causation’ that leads entrapment doctrine to protect people of certain backgrounds from conviction.
- Dan Squires
- 2006
In most cases of private entrapment, the Crown would only become involved after the offence, and indeed after the entrapment, has taken place.
Aug 23, 2017 · We distinguish three questions. First: Did entrapment occur? Answering this question requires an extensionally adequate definition of entrapment. Second: Did the agent err (morally or legally) in entrapping? To put it another way: When, if at all, is entrapment permissible?
- Daniel J. Hill, Stephen K. McLeod, Attila Tanyi
- 2017
Jan 16, 2009 · Before looking at these issues, we shall examine the purposes and dangers of entrapment, and we shall see how the practice sometimes prevents either trapper or accused being criminally responsible for certain offences.
- J. D. Heydon
- 1973
Following this analysis, I argue that legal entrapment raises two distinct moral is-sues, namely the culpability of the entrapped offender for their crime and the legitimacy of the state to hold the offender accountable for their crime. Both issues, I argue, underlie legal entrapment and its relevance to criminal law.
Mar 15, 2023 · The factors to be considered where entrapment is alleged were set out in R v Moore [2013] EWCA Crim 85, as follows: reasonable suspicion of criminal activity as a legitimate trigger for the...
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Entrapment is a tactic used by law enforcement agencies whereby a person is encouraged to commit a crime so that he can be prosecuted for it. It is a controversial strategy, because the state seems to be creating the very crime that it then condemns.
