Informers : Policing, policy, practice

ISBN-13: 9781903240076 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 192 str.

R. Billingsley

Opis

Explores the British police system's use of informers, who are involved in about one third of cases, especially as it pertains to those who are rewarded by the system, whether with money or lighter sentences. Despite its critical importance in fighting crime, very little is known about the informing

Spis treści

Foreword.  Preface  1. Introduction  2. Drugs, Crime and Informers  3. Law Enforcement Ethics: is principled informant handling possible?  4. Informers, Agents and Accountability: the use of human information sources by the Police and the Security Service  5. Informer careers: motivation and change  6. Gender issues of Informer Handling  7. Juvenile informers  8. Where the Grass is Greener? Supergrasses in comparative perspective  9. Managing Anonymous Informants through Crimestoppers  10. Witness Protection Schemes  11. Regulating informers: RIP A, covert policing and human rights