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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Assoc.Prof. Scott Optican on how legal police stings are in New Zealand
Description: Associate Law Professor Scott Optican on the legality of court evidence obtained by different undercover policing techniques in New Zealand. A highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2021. Listen to Assoc. Law Professor Scott Optican on the legality of different undercover policing techniques in New Zealand.Covert policing techniques from the USA you see in the movies or on tv don't necessarily translate to this country. Take the example of a detective getting hold of a glass from a bar which has been used by someone who has finished a drink. The DNA traces its...