The use of informants has been described as the "black hole of law enforcement." Failures in the training of police officers and federal agents in the recruitment and operation of informants has undermined costly long-term investigations, destroyed the careers of prosecutors and law enforcement officers, and caused death and serious injuries to innocent citizens and police. In many cases, the events leading to disaster could have been avoided had the law enforcement agency followed the time-tested procedures examined in this book. 
Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition covers every aspect of the informant and cooperating witness dynamic―a technique often shrouded in secrecy and widely misunderstood. Quoted routinely in countless newspaper and magazine articles, the first edition of this book was the go-to guide for practical, effective guidance on this controversial yet powerful investigative tool. Extensively updated, topics in this second edition include:\nSweeping changes in the FBI and ICE informant and undercover programs\nNew informant recruiting techniques\nReverse sting operations\nEntrapment issues\nExamination of recent high-profile cases where the misuse of informants resulted in lawsuits and legislation\nThe changing nature of compensation and cooperation agreements\nForfeiture, informants, and rewards\nThe management of controlled undercover purchases of evidence\nChallenges posed by fabricated information, phantom informants and police corruption\nWitness security measures\nNew whistleblower reward programs\nAuthoritative, scholarly, and based on boots-on-the-ground experience, this book is written by an author who has been a police supervisor, an informant recruiter and handler, an undercover agent, and an attorney. Supported by statutes, case law, and previously unpublished excerpts from law enforcement agency manuals, it is essential reading for every police officer, police manager, prosecutor, police academy trainer, criminal justice professor, and defense attorney.\nThis book is part of the Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series.

Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

Fitzgerald, Dennis G.

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CRC-Press

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 errors are repeated time and again. Informants and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure is the most comprehensive examination of informant related issues in a single volume. Designed as a sourcebook with clear explanations of applicable laws, department policies, and time-tested procedures, each chapter addresses a distinct topic, allowing reader sto quickly locate a particular subject. Using pertinent Supreme Court, federal, and state cases; statutory law; federal, state, and local law enforcement guidelines; and field-tested training materials; this book provides relevant information to all levels of investigation from basic search warrant cases to complex criminal investigations. The author provides the most current and verified information regarding informant motivation, including mitigated sentencing and monetary compensation; recruiting; documentation; corroboration; electronic surveillance; and the witness security program. He addresses the pitfalls and management challenges of handling an informant and recommends strategies for avoiding them. Extensively researched appendices cover the Attorney General’s guidelines for use of informants, FBI undercover operations, IRS informants, DEA policy for cooperating sources, as well as examples of local policy. Shedding light on the shadowy world of informants and undercover investigations, this book provides law enforcement officials, legal professionals, and criminal justice training institutions a single source reference to understand and streamline the use of this indispensable yet notoriously unpredictable investigative tool.

Informants and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

Criminal Law

The use of informants has been described as the "black hole of law enforcement." Failures in the training of police officers and federal agents in the recruitment and operation of informants has undermined costly long-term investigations, destroyed the careers of prosecutorsand law enforcement officers, and caused death and serious injuries to innocent citizens and police. In many cases, the events leading to disaster could have been avoided had the law enforcement agency followed the time-tested procedures examined in this book. Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition covers every aspect of the informant and cooperating witness dynamic―a technique often shrouded in secrecy and widely misunderstood. Quoted routinely in countless newspaper and magazine articles, the first edition of this book was the go-to guide for practical, effective guidance on this controversial yet powerful investigative tool. Extensively updated, topics in this second edition include: <ul>
<li>Sweeping changes in the FBI and ICE informant and undercover programs</li> <li>New informant recruiting techniques</li> <li>Reverse sting operations</li> <li>Entrapment issues </li> <li>Examination of recent high-profile cases where the misuse of informants resulted in lawsuits and legislation</li> <li>The changing nature of compensation and cooperation agreements</li> <li>Forfeiture, informants, and rewards</li> <li>The management of controlled undercover purchases of evidence </li> <li>Challenges posed by fabricated information, phantom informants and police corruption</li> <li>Witness security measures</li> <li>New whistleblower reward programs</li> </ul> Authoritative, scholarly, and based on boots-on-the-ground experience, this book is written by an author who has been a police supervisor, an informant recruiter and handler, an undercover agent, and an attorney. Supported by statutes, case law, and previously unpublished excerpts from law enforcement agency manuals, it is essential reading for every police officer, police manager, prosecutor, police academy trainer, criminal justice professor, and defense attorney. This book is part of the Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series.

Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

Coffey, Simon

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Informants and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)