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What does the policy of the Department emphasize on regarding confidential informants?
What does the policy of the Department emphasize on regarding confidential informants?
- Involvement of informants in police operations
- Maximum payment to informants
- Safety, validity of information, and secure storage of informant information (correct)
- Public disclosure of informant identities
What is the Department's approach to using informants for obtaining valuable information?
What is the Department's approach to using informants for obtaining valuable information?
- Promising complete immunity to informants
- Revealing informant identities to the public
- Establishing and maintaining controls on payment of informant fees (correct)
- Ignoring the need for using informants
What is the main focus of the Department's policy regarding confidential informants?
What is the main focus of the Department's policy regarding confidential informants?
- Safety and validity of gathered information (correct)
- Public exposure of informants
- Maximizing informant payments
- Involving informants in police training programs
What does the Department recognize as valuable for the criminal investigation process?
What does the Department recognize as valuable for the criminal investigation process?
What is the purpose of establishing policies regarding the use of confidential informants?
What is the purpose of establishing policies regarding the use of confidential informants?
Who is authorized to disburse or accept cash in accordance with this directive?
Who is authorized to disburse or accept cash in accordance with this directive?
What is one of the uses of confidential funds mentioned in the text?
What is one of the uses of confidential funds mentioned in the text?
Who is responsible for the fund, its uses, records and receipts?
Who is responsible for the fund, its uses, records and receipts?
How often is the fund audited by the ISB Commander?
How often is the fund audited by the ISB Commander?
What should be written above 'Received by' if the informant refuses to sign?
What should be written above 'Received by' if the informant refuses to sign?
Who will not maintain a social relationship with any confidential informant according to the directive?
Who will not maintain a social relationship with any confidential informant according to the directive?
What should an officer submit if the expenditures for confidential funds are above $2,500.00?
What should an officer submit if the expenditures for confidential funds are above $2,500.00?
Who should be notified when the need to deactivate a confidential informant arises?
Who should be notified when the need to deactivate a confidential informant arises?
Who must sign as a witness if the informant refuses to sign?
Who must sign as a witness if the informant refuses to sign?
Who should perform an annual audit of the investigative funds according to the text?
Who should perform an annual audit of the investigative funds according to the text?
What is one of the expenses that could be covered by the investigative funds?
What is one of the expenses that could be covered by the investigative funds?
Who will keep a ledger in his/her office safe and make entries whenever it is opened?
Who will keep a ledger in his/her office safe and make entries whenever it is opened?
What is the purpose of a confidential informant cooperating with a law enforcement agency?
What is the purpose of a confidential informant cooperating with a law enforcement agency?
What does a controlled buy involve?
What does a controlled buy involve?
What does a flash roll refer to?
What does a flash roll refer to?
What is the role of a detective?
What is the role of a detective?
What does a lead refer to in law enforcement terms?
What does a lead refer to in law enforcement terms?
What is the primary mission of a state or local law enforcement agency?
What is the primary mission of a state or local law enforcement agency?
What does confidential informant registration involve?
What does confidential informant registration involve?
Who is responsible for determining if a person is an acceptable candidate to serve as a confidential informant?
Who is responsible for determining if a person is an acceptable candidate to serve as a confidential informant?
What are potential informants made aware of regarding inducements for serving as a confidential informant?
What are potential informants made aware of regarding inducements for serving as a confidential informant?
What do the guidelines adopted by the Florida Police Chiefs Association serve as for this agency?
What do the guidelines adopted by the Florida Police Chiefs Association serve as for this agency?
Why are two detectives required to be present when meeting with informants?
Why are two detectives required to be present when meeting with informants?
What precaution should detectives take when dealing with juvenile informants?
What precaution should detectives take when dealing with juvenile informants?
What is one of the major motivating factors for confidential informants?
What is one of the major motivating factors for confidential informants?
What must be considered when choosing/utilizing informants?
What must be considered when choosing/utilizing informants?
Where should all records relating to VIN activities be filed?
Where should all records relating to VIN activities be filed?
What are the motivating factors for CIs as listed in the directive?
What are the motivating factors for CIs as listed in the directive?
What must be done before a confidential informant is used for making controlled buys and/or transactions?
What must be done before a confidential informant is used for making controlled buys and/or transactions?
Who should have access to the identity of undercover personnel and confidential informants?
Who should have access to the identity of undercover personnel and confidential informants?
Who can access the CI files according to the directive?
Who can access the CI files according to the directive?
When can records be purged according to the directive?
When can records be purged according to the directive?
Who is responsible for negotiating the fee for a confidential informant?
Who is responsible for negotiating the fee for a confidential informant?
Who should maintain the funds for paying informant fees?
Who should maintain the funds for paying informant fees?
When should records that reveal confidential informants' identity be filed with the VIN Unit?
When should records that reveal confidential informants' identity be filed with the VIN Unit?
