REGIONAL COUNTERDRUG TRAINING ACADEMY

Informant Management

Length : 3 days

Designed For : This course is designed for any law enforcement officer who uses or needs the use of informants.

Prerequisites : None.

Certification : This course is POST certified in the states of Mississippi and Georgia and accepted for certification in other states.

Description : This three-day course focuses on the development, use, and management of informants.Upon completion of this course, the student will have been provided with proper guidelines to recognize, recruit, train, and safely manage informants. The student will also have a heightened awareness of various sources of information available to the investigator, and will be aware of the need to develop and maintain good tactical and officer safety skills when working with informants.

Objectives of this course are:

•  Be able to define informant
• Recognize how informants are used
• Recognize and recruit informants
• Train and manage informants
• Document use of informants
• Know the legal constraints and ramifications of using informants
• Know the civil liabilities of using informants
• Be familiar with the labor codes as they apply to informants
• Recognize investigative and prosecutorial concerns
• Be familiar with in-camera hearings
• .Be knowledgeable of federal and state witness protection programs
• Be cognizant of officer safety when working with informants
• Participate in practical exercises