Informants

Question 1

A person who

Provides Information of an investigative nature to law enforcement (covertly or overtly)
Is paid or otherwise compensated for information
Is encouraged, controlled, or directed by a law enforcement officer (covertly or overtly)

Does not include those individuals who provide information as result of their official duties or a one-time witness to incident of crime

Informants

Answer 1

INFORMANT

Question 2

Anonymous Informant, Non-Confidential Informant, Confidential Informant, Unwitting Informant

Informants

Answer 2

SUBCATEGORIES OF INFORMANTS

Question 3

A person who refuses to identify himself or uses a fictitious name; his true identity is not known

Subcategories of Informants

Informants

Answer 3

ANONYMOUS INFORMANT

Question 4

A person who does not request that his identity be held in strict confidence

Subcategories of Informants

Informants

Answer 4

NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT

Question 5

A person who requests that his identity be held in strict confidence

Subcategories of Informants

Informants

Answer 5

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT

Question 6

A person who does not know that he is providing information to law enforcement

Subcategories of Informants

Informants

Answer 6

UNWITTING INFORMANT

Question 7

Criminal or Criminal Associate, Professional Informant, Informants within Industry, Private Citizen, Sources of Information, Special Groups/Restricted Informants, Criminal Defendants, Probationers, Parolees, Witness Security Program Participants, BOP/USMS custody or State Prisoner, Juveniles, Foreign Nationals/Aliens, Military Personnel, Clergy/Attorneys/Physicians, Press/Other News Personnel

Informants

Answer 7

TYPES OF INFORMANTS

Question 8

Typically on a law enforcement payroll

Type of Informant

Informants

Answer 8

PROFESSIONAL INFORMANT

Question 9

Has access to information that could be the predication for a criminal investigation, because of employment.

Gun store owner

Type of Informant

Informants

Answer 9

INFORMANTS WITHIN INDUSTRY

Question 10

Valuable informant, considered to be any person an investigator comes in contact with; emotionally disturbed or ill

Type of Informant

Informants

Answer 10

PRIVATE CITIZEN

Question 11

Other law enforcement can be ______

Type of Informant

Informants

Answer 11

SOURECS OF INFORMATION

Question 12

May required special authorization to be utilized by law enformcent

Type of Informant

Informants

Answer 12

SPECIAL GROUPS/RESTRICTED INFORMANTS

Question 13

Offer will inform prosector of the cooperation of this informant

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 13

CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS

Question 14

A condition is not to commit criminal acts and to stay away from other criminals, authorization from probation officer

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 14

PROBATIONERS

Question 15

Normal condition is not to commit criminal acts and to stay away from other criminals; authorization from appropriate state parole authorities

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 15

PAROLEES

Question 16

Contact USMS, these individuals are in the program for their protection and being an informant would obviously raise that threat

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 16

WITNESS SECURITY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

Question 17

Signs for and is responsible for until he is safely returned to custody

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 17

BOP/USMS CUSTODY OR STATE PRISONER

Question 18

Incur liabilities with minors that we do nor incur with adults, approval from parents or legal guardian

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 18

JUVENILES

Question 19

Coordination with HSI to determine immigration status

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 19

FOREIGN NATIONALS/ALIENS

Question 20

Posse Comitatus Act may prohibit the use

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 20

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Question 21

Special relationship/privileged communication with clients (also true with spouses and mental health providers)

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 21

CLERGY, ATTORNEYS, PHYSICIANS

Question 22

Want more information than they are willing to give, usually prohibited to use

Special Groups/Restricted Informants

Informants

Answer 22

PRESS/OTHER NEWS PERSONNEL

Question 23

Critical in each in every instance that the investigator knows the

Informants

Answer 23

MOTIVATIONS OF INFORMANTS

Question 24

Fear, Revenge, Mercenary, Egotistical/Vanity, Reform or Repentance

Informants

Answer 24

COMMON MOTIVATIONS

Question 25

Competition, Civic Mindedness, Jealously, Friendship, Perverse Informants

Answer 25

OTHER MOTIVATIONS

Question 26

Two principal concerns that must be addressed before he will seriously consider cooperating as an informant: first is the confidentiality of his ______; second is that the investigator will address his specific ______ Informants

Answer 26

IDENTITY; MOTIVATION;

Question 27

Mental, emotional and physical status; criminal and employment history, education history, and political ideology Informants

Answer 27

ITEMS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING AN INFORMANTS DOSSIER

Question 28

The investigator, not the informant, always _____ and _____ the investigation. There is nothing wrong with using an informants suggestion or showing appreciation for quality information. Informants

Answer 28

DIRECTS; CONTORLS;

Question 29

In order to maintain proper control of the informant and the direction of the investigation, it is a good practice for the investor to Informants

Answer 29

MAINTAINS FREQUENT PERSONAL CONTACT WITH INFORMANT

Question 30

The first thing that should be discussed with an informant is the law regarding Informants

Answer 30

ENTRAPMENT

Question 31

Informants often difficult to control, embarrass the Government, and questionable credibility in court Informants

Answer 31

POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS

Question 32

Dealing with informants of the opposite sex or same gender, precautions should be taken to prevent false or embarrassing accusations against the against. The best way of protecting the controlling against is to Informants

Answer 32

HAVE ANOTHER AGENT PRESENT

Question 33

Motives of the informant, ability to provide useful information, extent to which the information can be corroborated, reliability and truthfulness, substance abuse and criminal history to include pending criminal charges, danger to the public, mental health, information provided to law enforcement in the past, adversely affect investigation, prior record as witness in any proceedings, employment background and family ties, financially supported, relative to an employee of any law enforcement agency, risk of physical harm, special authorization may be required Informants

Answer 33

SUITABILITY FACTORS FOR INFORMANTS

Question 34

Each _____ with the informant should be documented with the data, time, place, witnesses present, and a synopsis of the discussion Informants

Answer 34

CONTACT

Question 35

The best way to develop and maintain rapport with an informant Informants

Answer 35

FACE TO FACE MEETINGS

Question 36

Informant should be personally told by the controlling investigator, in the presence of a witnessing investigator when ______ should be documented Informants

Answer 36

TERMINATION/DEACTIVATION IS REQUIRED