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Informant Development and Maintenance

Course Description - This 20-hour course focuses on the development, use and management of informants.

Who Should Attend - Any law enforcement officer involved in the use of informants.

Course Objectives - Students will be provided with guidelines to spot, recruit, train, and manage informants. Also, students will have a heightened awareness of various sources of information available to the investigator, and the legal aspects of utilizing informants.

Course Outline

  • Definition of an Informant
  • How Informants Are Used
  • Spotting and Recruiting Informants
  • Training and Management of Informants
  • Documentation
  • Effective Communication
  • Interview Techniques
  • In-Camera Hearings
  • Legal Constraints and Ramifications
  • Civil Liability of Officers
  • Defense Attorney’s Perspective

Additional Information - For further information contact the ATC at (916) 464-1200, and ask for the Program Training Officer or Secretary for this course.

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