Thinking about becoming a confidential informant? Here are some questions you might want to ask:

1. How does the officer make you feel?

2. Do they treat you with respect?

3. What training have they undertaken?

4. Will they keep you safe?

5. Does the officer behave professionally?

6. Is the officer there for you, when you need them?

7. Do you have choices?

8. Do they care about you, your loved ones and your future?

And for officers recruiting confidential informants: be under no illusion these are the questions a confidential informant asks themself every day. You better be providing the right answers.

At HSM Training we are continually researching and developing training that will ensure officers manage confidential informants professionally and with humanity.