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Undercover operations - Records and accountability and potential corruption

“Cops bought booze, lap dances during undercover strip club probe…” makes for an interesting headline in the New York Post but the whole story raises a lot of questions for the police department involved. More importantly it creates a learning opportunity for other law enforcement agencies when it comes to accountability and record keeping in undercover operations.

Confidential Informants - A gateway to corruption

This article discusses alleged police corruption in the management of confidential informants. (CHIS, Human Sources, HUMINT) It asks a number pf pertinent questions and discussed how a police department may leave an officer vulnerable to corruption. As the article shows informant management is a a high risk business. Officers are at significant risk of being led into a corrupt relationship if they are not trained and supervised properly.

What makes a confidential informant manager trustworthy - HUMINT Skills

Here are a number of traits that anyone involved in managing confidential informants (Human source, HUMINT, Covert Human Intelligence Source, CHIS) should have. A source should always find that the officer responsible for their safety(the Handler) is trustworthy. If someone is going to be a competent source Handler then these are the elements supervisor’s should look for.

Confidential informant laws

Discusses proposed confidential informant law in Minnesota. An article discussing the need to train police officers to manage informants well.

Maximising the quantity and quality of intelligence from confidential informants.

Details of a police training course dealing with maximising the quality and quantity of intelligence obtained from a confidential informant. The 40 hour course improves the abilities of officers to obtain information and improves the veracity of that information. A must for anyone managing informants..

Confidential Informant Management - Understanding the psychology

Confidential Informant management and the psychology involved.

This article discusses training for law enforcement officers and others involved in managing confidential informants ( human sources, CHIS, HUMINT) It focuses on the psychology involved.

Confidential Informants - Recognising their value.

Confidential Informants - Recognising their value.

An article discussing the value of confidential informants and the risks they take. Positive media coverage for Police Department in their fight against drug trafficking.

Developing confidential informants - Law enforcement agency training

Developing confidential informants - Law enforcement agency training.

This post explains some of the topics covered on our confidential informant (human source, covert human intelligence source CHIS, Humint) basic training course. Can you afford not to have a look.