When regulated persons are suspected of committing crimes

By Rebecca Durcan ( February 21, 2025, 10:45 AM EST) -- From a public policy perspective, there is little consensus on how regulators of professions and law enforcement agencies should co-ordinate their efforts when a registrant is suspected of committing a crime. Despite some media articles in the past (e.g., related to lawyers and physicians), few regulators even have a published policy on the topic. The policies that do exist tend to be brief and do not address the co-ordination of efforts....