Visual Evidence: A Practitioner's Manual is both a reference text and practical how-to guide for lawyers, judges, legal academics, law students, law enforcement officers, corporate security, campus security, loss prevention personnel, alarm and security professionals, security guards, and private investigators.
Part I focuses on the admissibility and weight of visual evidence in the courts of Canada, the United States, other jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, and Military Courts. It includes chapters on both technical and non-technical objections to the admissibility of visual evidence, the detection of misrepresentation and distortion, special photographic techniques (e.g., infra-red), and Crown disclosure of videotapes and public access to videotape exhibits.
Part II examines the specific issues related to the use of visual evidence in civil proceedings. Chapters within this part cover ex parte events (e.g., views, accident scene reconstructions, demonstrations, tests and experiments), photographs and videos of plaintiffs (e.g., day-in-the-life of disabled plaintiff), medical demonstrative evidence, surveillance of suspected malingering plaintiffs, surveillance in the unionized and nonunionized workplaces, and depositions.
Part III covers the many uses for visual evidence in criminal proceedings, with particular focus on crime scenes, re-enactments and confessions, video conferencing and video links, computer generated visual evidence, and surveillance of criminal suspects. It also includes chapters devoted to the discussion of privacy laws (e.g., PIPEDA), wireless video surveillance, casino surveillance, family law and the use of private investigators. Chapters also cover forensic video analysis, the Sedona Canada Principles as they relate to digital images, and the use of videotapes and photographs in Small Claims Courts.
Legal memos and Proof of Facts sections have also been created exclusively for this title.
This product is also available in digital format as an eBook. It can be accessed through a web browser or can be downloaded to your desktop, laptop, iPad, or Android tablet.
