Informant/Confidential Source Development

Hours: 8
Tuition: $149

Program Information:

Time and time again informants and confidential sources have proven to be of tremendous value to law enforcement agencies in countering criminal activity. This 8-hour program focuses on the development, use and management of informants and confidential sources. In conducting any type of investigation, many sources of information are available to the investigator, to include but is not limited to access to various data bases, law enforcement records, public records, and various financial records. One potential valuable asset often overlooked is information developed from informants and/or confidential sources.  

The Law Enforcement officer who attends this 8 hour,
1-day class will learn:

• What constitutes an individual being an informant, types of informants

• What is your department policy on the use of informants

• Is an Informant Management System in place

• What is the difference between an informant and confidential source

• Who should develop informants

• How to recruit an informant or confidential source

• Do’s and Don’ts in utilizing informants

• What motivates or deters a person to become an informant or confidential source

• The fundamentals of interviewing a potential informant and confidential source

• Legal issues in administrating and managing informants

• Crafting a Cooperative Agreement between the officer and the informant

• When to terminate the relationship with an informant.

• The pitfalls of managing informants  

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