CHAPTER 3

Question 1

he may be an anonymous phone caller, letter writer or a text sender.

Answer 1

ANONYMOUS INFORMANT

Question 2

His purpose is to eliminate the rival persons or gang due to competition or other motives such as revenge, etc.

Answer 2

RIVAL ELIMINATION INFORMANT

Question 3

His purpose is to appear to be on the side of the law and for throwing out the suspicion from himself or from his gang or associates.

Answer 3

FALSE INFORMANT

Question 4

He is prodded by fear or self interest in giving information to the police. He maybe one of the lesser gang member who runs to the police when his gang mates are about to be involved in dangerous situations or when the gang he belongs is hot on the police trail.

Answer 4

Frightened informant

Question 5

this kind of informant moves around the centers of criminals, group or syndicate and delights in surprising the police about bits of information.

Answer 5

SELF AGGRANDIZING INFORMANT

Question 6

is a person who provides the police with confidential information concerning a previous crime or a projected and planned crime. under the law, these informants are protected and their identity could not be revealed by the police even under the order of the court unless on exceptional case where there is a claim of the defense that the informant framed up the accused

Answer 6

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT

Question 7

the informant has information for sale.

Answer 7

MERCENARY INFORMANT

Question 8

he uses his seeming desire to divulge information as an excuse to talk to the police in order to get more information from them more than he gives.

Answer 8

DOUBLE CROSSER INFORMANT

Question 9

She maybe the female associate of the criminals, who was roughed up, marginalized in the deal or being eased out from the group

Answer 9

WOMAN INFORMANT

Question 10

is usually a mistress or common law wife of criminal. She volunteers information because her lover jilted her. Her motive is often revenge or simply jealousy.

Answer 10

FEMALE INFORMANT

Question 11

Source of info under this category includes operators of licensed premises who do not want their place of business to become the hang out of dangerous criminals.

Answer 11

LEGITIMATE INFORMANT

Question 12

these are also called automatic informants

Answer 12

INCIDENTAL INFORMANT

Question 13

identity is kept confidential by the respective police officers or investigators who are receiving information that they are providing.

Answer 13

Confidential informant