Electronic Surveillance Techniques

Question 1

What are audio intercepts?

Answer 1

Body worn transmitter or a body worn recorder.

Question 2

What is a body worn transmitter for?

Answer 2

Used for officer safety. They transmit real-time conversation as it is taking place.

Question 3

What is a body worn recorder?

Answer 3

Used for evidence gathering.

Question 4

What are the two types of GPS trackers?

Answer 4

Memory trackers

Live Trackers

Question 5

Whats the difference between a live tracker and a memory tracker?

Answer 5

Live trackers are real time feeds vs memory tracker is a data logger

Live tracker uses cell towers vs memory trackers do not.

Question 6

What is another name for IP based video surveillance system?

Answer 6

Pole Cameras.

Question 7

What is a Pole Camera?

Answer 7

They use internet to transmit video and observe a person or location.

Question 8

What is a In-Place CCTV system and what is it used for?

Answer 8

Security camera

Can assist in an investigation, significant portion of criminal activity may be captured on video.

Question 9

What is a sensor activated CCTV system?

Answer 9

Self contain video systems deployed in a remote application. The recording starts and stops in response to a sensor such as seismic, magnetic, active or passive infrared.

Usually for long term deployment ( 1 or more weeks)

Example: buckeye

Question 10

What is Wifi analysis and geolocation of computing devices for?

Answer 10

Explores the capability of hidden devices in structures or peer-to-peer hidden communication through use of common devices like PSP, iPhones and geo-location of those Wi-Fi devices.

Question 11

Wifi communications is involved in what crimes?

Answer 11

Child pornography, Terrorism, and Child Exploitation.

Question 12

What is Electronic Countermeasures?

Answer 12

Devices purchased by the “bad guy” to detect or thwart electronic surveillance.

Question 13

What are some examples of electronic countermeasures.

Answer 13

RF Detectors (alert on RF ex: beep, light or vibration)
Scanners (will lock on RF signal and audio from the device will be audible)

Camera Detectors

RF jammers

Question 14

Within how many days of termination are “Reports of Use” forwarded to agencies headquarters?

Answer 14

30 days.

Question 15

Who determines the disposition of electronic surveillance products?

Answer 15

Your Agency

Question 16

Who approves or denies consensual on party audio monitoring?

Answer 16

Head of Agency

Question 17

Body worn transmitter should be at…

Answer 17

Chest level/ center of convo

Question 18

Which information should never be included in the preamble?

Answer 18

The type of equipment used and where it is concealed.

Question 19

Can a AUSA grant authorization to conduct consensual monitoring?

Answer 19

No, they can only advise that the proposed consensual monitoring is legal and appropriate.

Question 20

What should a Preamble include?

Answer 20

Name of Agent and that of his or her agency
Subject (s) name if known
Date and time
Purpose of the recording

Question 21

Is ti permissible for the UC to turn off the transmitter or recorder if there will be an extended period of time between the preamble and meeting?

Answer 21

Yes, but it should be explained in the preamble why the recording will be turned off. Another statement should be given when recording starts back up.. like the time..

Question 22

What is the preferred area to audio monitoring?

Answer 22

A quiet open area.

Question 23

What information should the UC provide in the close out?

Answer 23

Name of UC
“This concludes the conversation with ____”
Name of person(s) party to the conversation if known
Date and time
A statement that the recording device is being deactivated.

Question 24

How long should a recording be kept? (evidence)

Answer 24

At a minimum till the defendant’s trail is concluded and all appeals have been adjudicated.

Question 25

Termination report should include what?

Answer 25

The number of times interceptions corroborated the violation(s).

Question 26

What is the ABC rule when installing the equipment on the UC.

Answer 26

• Install Antenna (A)
• Install Batteries (B)
• Install Cables (C)