Chapter 8 criminal investigation

Who is defined as an informant?

Anyone who provides information of an investigative nature to law enforcement

Informants are most typically used by law enforcement in cases where there is:

No complainant

Which of the following is not listed as one of the four general groups that people who become informants can be classified into?

Average lawyers

A problem that can stem from the use of informants is that they are often a source of:

Public embarrassment

The investigator has a responsibility to evaluate every informant used, specifically to determine if they are unreliable or harbor a:

Hidden agenda

The "Motive is extremely important to identify" because it saves time and effort if determined that the source is:

Unreliable

Informants who are called "Mercenary" are motivated primarily by:

Financial gain

The risk associated with "Mercenary" informants is that they may attempt to manipulate the investigation to prolong:

Payments to them

Revengeful informants frequently have what tendency that can jeopardize the well-being of an investigation?

Drifting allegiances

Egotistically motivated informants sometimes delight in passing information to others and are sometimes dubbed the:

Police complex

The investigator must be aware of perversely motivated informants to avoid what?

"Setups" and compromising situations

The most rare type of informant, who acts out of a sense of guilt from wrongdoing, is classified as:

Reformed

Which of the following is listed as a required procedure for documenting a source?

Fingerprinting

An official informant file should be indexed by a number, not a name, and this number should be used in all subsequent reports referring to the:

Informant

Control of informants is best achieved through:

Frequent personal contact with them

For a case to avoid dismissal of charges due to entrapment, criminal suspects must be given an opportunity for the commission of a crime, but not the:

Motivation for doing so

Flipping is the procedure in which an arrested person is given a choice of providing information to police in exchange for:

Dropping charges against the individual

Which Supreme Court case is listed as a legal consideration regarding informant use for probable cause?

Aguilar v. Texas (1964)

The Supreme Court case Illinois v. Gates (1983) is listed under the legal considerations for:

Probable cause from informants

Alabama v. White (1990) is cited in the PowerPoint as one of the key legal considerations related to:

Informant use

Undercover work is described as "street-level work" that requires investigators to have:

Specialized training

A significant issue that arises with undercover officers is for those who remain undercover for too long of a period, which is related to:

Compromising integrity

Undercover operations are subject to claims of:

Entrapment

The police engage in selective enforcement, and for officers involved in vice crimes, the most important criterion is the:

Seriousness of the offense

A key difference between undercover work and regular patrol is that undercover officers typically work with:

Minimal direct supervision

Which type of undercover assignment is normally much safer and permits the help of surveillance officers?

Short-term assignments

The great advantage of a deep-cover assignment for an agent is that the longer term allows the agent time to:

Gain the trust of the suspect

According to the flowchart, what is the second step in the Elements of an Undercover Operation?

The Acceptance

In the sequence of an undercover operation, the "The Buy" immediately precedes:

The Arrest/Covering the Informant

The establishment of the cover story is a prerequisite for:

Assuming an undercover role

When establishing a cover story, it is a good idea to keep it:

Simple

The place of employment used in a cover story should ideally be one that is:

Difficult to check

The worst enemy of an undercover officer attempting to withstand attempts to test and invalidate their cover story is:

Panic

The two principal problems that pose problems for investigators and their agency in undercover assignments are maintaining the "criminal" identity and the process of:

Reintegration back into normal duties

A psychological risk that can arise in undercover assignments is the development of:

Alcohol and drug use