600-16 Confidential Informants Flashcards
Authorized Division
The only divisions
authorized to maintain CI files are the
Auto Theft, Burglary and Theft, Criminal Intelligence,
Gang, Homicide, Internal Affairs,
Juvenile, Major Offenders, Narcotics, Robbery,
and Vice divisions.
Confidential Informants
Individuals who:
maintain an ongoing relationship with an
HPD investigator
AND
who provide information concerning criminal activity
AND/OR
perform an investigative activity (e.g.,
“buy/walk”) under the direction and control
of the investigator authorized to handle the
CI.
Cis mayor may not receive payment as
set forth below. All Cis must be registered
with the authorized primary division.
The definition of a C.I. does not apply to:
an arrested or detained suspect who is:
being interviewed or interrogated by an investigator about a specific crime in which the suspect is involved or has knowledge
There are three categories of C.I.’s are:
Regular Use, Defendant,Restricted Use
Regular Use CIs
Confidential informants
who provide the department with:
information concerning criminal activity
AND/OR
perform an investigative activity
(e.g., “buy/walk”) under the direction and
control of the investigator authorized to
handle the CI
AND
who do not meet the
limiting criteria of a Defendant CI, Restricted
Use CI, or other source of information
A Regular Use CI may or may not receive
payment
Defendant C.I.’s
Any persons who:
are under arrest
AND
either have charges
pending or are charged in a criminal investigation,
AND
do one or more of the following:
Provide information on:
suspects or criminal activity unrelated to the case in which the CI is implicated
OR
on co defendants about criminal activity related to the case in which the CI is
implicated
OR
Perform an investigative activity
(e.g., “buy/walk”) under the direction
and control of the investigator authorized
to handle the Defendant CI
Defendant CI’s may also receive a Restricted Use CI designation based upon
_________.
their activities or affiliations
No Defendant CI, including those having a Restricted Use CI designation, shall
receive payment from the department
Restricted Use CI’s
Confidential informants who meet the criteria of a Regular Use CI or Defendant CI but based upon various factors require a
higher level of authorization.
Restricted Use CI’s require______ and shall be subject _______.
the written approval of the authorized division captain; to a greater degree of supervisory control.
If anyone of the below listed factors applies
to a CI that meets the criteria of a
Regular Use CI or Defendant CI, the approval of the division captain is required.
a previously deported criminal alien.
Is or has been a member of, associated with, or had ties to an extremist group, hate group, anti-government group or militia or international or domestic terrorist organization
convicted sex offender.
currently charged with or has been
convicted of perjury as a result of
testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding.
Has a Magistrate’s Order of Emergency
Protection or Protective Order
issued against the individual.
Has a history of or exhibits signs of a
violent nature (e.g., violent criminal
history).
Has a history of or exhibits signs of
mental instability.
a documented problem CI that has
been deactivated.
the subject of a continuing investigation
Confidential Informants on Probation
The investigator shall:
receive approval from the state agency supervising the probationer prior to allowing the probationer to work
contact the criminal court having jurisdiction over the individual’s case and notify the judge of the investigator’s intention to use the individual as a CI
Only when the judge has given written permission, can the investigator register the individual as a CI.
Confidential Informants on Parole
The investigator shall:
receive approval from
the state agency supervising the parolee
prior to allowing the parolee to work
obtain permission from the parole board prior to registering the individual as a CI
follow the parole board’s guidelines established for the parolee
Confidential informants who are under arrest, have charges pending, or are currently charged in a criminal investigation, shall be permitted to operate only as _____.
Defendant CI’s
Defendant CI’s are prohibited from receiving payment and cannot be released from custody to work with the investigator without a ___________.
written contract from a prosecuting attorney
AND
prior authorization from the division
captain as set forth below.
If a Defendant CI, including one having a
Restricted Use designation, provides information or performs an investigative activity but does not request ______ for cooperation, _______ is not required.
reduced or diminished culpability in exchange for cooperation, a written contract
A written contract is required for any
agreement between the District Attorney’s
Office and a Defendant CI, including one
having a Restricted Use designation, if _______ in a criminal investigation
the CI is charged;
AND
does one or more of the following:
Provides information on suspects or
criminal activity unrelated to the case in
which the CI is implicated in order to… reduce or diminish the Cl’s culpability in
his case.
Provides information on co-defendants
about criminal activity related to the
case in which the CI is implicated in order
to….reduce or diminish the Cl’s culpability
in the criminal activity.
Performs an investigative activity (e.g.,
“buy/walk”) under the direction and control
of the investigator authorized to
handle the Defendant CI in order to… reduce or diminish the Cl’s culpability in
his case
