书目名称 | Confidential Informants |
副标题 | A Closer Look at Pol |
编辑 | Jon Shane |
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概述 | Provides overview of the role of Confidential Informants in Police Investigations.Examines potential problems with integrity and reliability.Presents potential solutions for training and preparation o |
丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Criminology |
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描述 | .While confidential informants (CI’s) can play a crucial role in police investigations, they also have the potential to cause great harm if they are dishonest. The process by which police agencies qualify a CI to work and the strength of agency policy may be the source of the problem. This Brief examines the integrity problem involving CIs in police operations within the United States, provides an overview of pitfalls and problems related to veracity and informant integrity including the difficulties in detecting when a CI is lying, and compares the provisions of actual published police policy to the model CI policy published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The analysis shows a wide divergence between actual police policy and the national standard promulgated by the IACP..The Brief provides policy recommendations for improving use of CIs that can potentially reduce or eliminate integrity problems that can lead to organizational accidents such as wrongful arrests and convictions, injuries or deaths. Some Courts have issued measures to ensure that information received from CIs is reliable by examining sworn testimony and documents related to their wor |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Confidential Informants; Eyewitness Testimony; Forensic Psychology; Police Integrity; Police Investigati |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22252-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-22251-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-22252-3Series ISSN 2192-8533 Series E-ISSN 2192-8541 |
issn_series | 2192-8533 |
copyright | The Author 2016 |