John Buckley
Confidential Informant Training - From us, ...

I was asked yesterday has to what makes confidential informant (Human Source) training provided by HSM Training different from other providers. I wasn’t quite sure where to start. Then it dawned on me that it doesn’t actually start with us, it starts with the customer and what they need. And what they need is not always what they want.

informant corruption

Problems Managing Confidential Informants for Agency

It can be very hard for officers working in an agency to read negative reporting in the press, about their agency. And in this case to read of a similar problem occurring. Once you can put down to bad luck, twice …well fingers start to point. Below are two stories connected with officers and confidential informants.

Judge orders Bristol DA to reveal all New Bedford cases involving confidential informant.

A rogue cop, a mystery snitch, and a ‘drug rip.’ How ‘Officer Pills’ exploited policing’s informant system.

Making up informants

Some people don’t learn . You just can’t make up informants. Here is a story from Smithfield Rhode Island about a 600k lawsuit based on information from an informant .

In essence the officer obtained a warrant based on an informant who no one met.

Confidential informant corruption. A common problem and a simple solution.

Here is an all to common story about an officer who is suspected of having inappropriate relationships with confidential informants. These relationships happen because officers believe they can have clandestine meetings without any contemporaneous record being kept of the meeting. The article discusses the use of a digital police notebook that provides a simple solution.

Careless or negligence - managing confidential informants

An article relating to the compromise of a person whom the police wanted to use as a confidential informant and a discussion around how such problems can be avoided. It relates to a woman suing a police agency because of her details being compromised on an answering machine.

Confidential Informant Management Software - Preventing Corruption and Saving Money

An article about the benefits of using software in the management of confidential informants (human sources, CHIS, HUMINT) The article lists the advantages and the cost savings that can be made. It provides examples of informant software options available and details some of the things a Chief of Police should look for in buying a system. Corruption relating to confidential informants is a big problem. Software solutions go a long way towards managing all the risks present for police officers engaged in this activity.

Narcotics, confidential informants and corruptions.

Corruption investigation in Detroit relating to Confidential Informants and their mismanagement. Some tips to avoid similar situations.

Confidential Informants - when the sh*t hits the fan

confidential informant risks. some guidance for police chiefs in trouble. what goes wrong and how to deal with informant mismanagement

10 reasons why confidential informants should only be managed by dedicated officers.

Confidential informant management and the use of dedicated officers. Expert article on why to use dedicated officers to manage all confidential informants. Professionalising informant management. Dedicated source handling units.

Managing risk in confidential informant management

Confidential Informant Risk Management. An expert article containing the fundamentals of risk management for confidential informants, CHIS, HUMINT

Poor Risk Management of Confidential Informants

Confidential informant management risk. Discusses case where there is poor confidential informant management Suggestions for Chiefs of police in relation to n dealing with confidential informants, (Human Sources, CHIS, HUMINT)