Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigati... - 9780367778293

Informants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover InvestigationsA Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition\nAuthor(s): Dennis G. Fitzgerald, Simon Coffey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367778293, 978-0367778293\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\nInformants, Cooperating Witnesses, and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure, Second Edition covers e.