This article discusses new legislation that has been introduced into Minnesota, USA relating to the management of confidential informants. There are major training implications for law enforcement agencies in the state. The article provides links to the background and the relevant legislation.
HUMINT and Managing Confidential Informants - knowing the difference.
It is far from unusual to come across law enforcement agencies where the term HUMINT is used, or to come across law enforcement officers who talk about having attended HUMINT training or that they are involved in HUMINT activities. Here,we will discuss to concepts HUMINT and Human Source Management (aka informant management) and identify some of the differences in the two disciplines.