ABSTRACT

Informants are an invaluable, often instrumental aspect of criminal investigations, but they do present certain management issues. In the necessarily clandestine world they inhabit, the imposition of institutional control presents unique challenges. Lack of training and communication among law enforcement professionals tend to ensure the same error

chapter 1|18 pages

Informants and Sources Defined

chapter 2|24 pages

Motivations to Cooperate as an Informant

chapter 3|20 pages

Recruiting Informants

chapter 4|24 pages

Sources of Compensation for Informants

chapter 5|28 pages

Cooperation and Contingency Fee Agreements

chapter 6|26 pages

Informant Documentation and Identification

chapter 8|30 pages

Corroboration of Informant Information

chapter 9|20 pages

Informants and Electronic Surveillance

chapter 10|40 pages

0 Controlling the Informant

chapter 11|30 pages

1 The Witness Security Program