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Informants and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations) 1st Edition
TITLE : Informants and Undercover
Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure (Practical
Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations) 1st Edition
ISBN : 9780849304125
AUTHOR : Dennis G.
Fitzgerald (Author)
PUBLISHER : Taylor
FORMAT: Hardcover
PAGES : 428
YEAR PUBLICATIONS : 2007
LANGUAGE: English
SUBJECT: Law
WEIGHT (KG): 0.6
CONDITION: Used - Very Good
DESCRIPTION:
"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.