ENU 3.1 Flashcards
PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES OF GATHERING INFORMATION
- By observing tact or diplomacy in performing investigative tasks and duties.
- By being friendly and diplomatic with other law enforcers.
- By not totally relying in memory.
- By keeping records or maintaining a file of potential criminals, suspected
criminals, actual offenders, and informers/informants. - By being meticulous
- By becoming acquainted with many kinds of people from all walks of life
Common traces of information:
- Criminal complaint
- Information
- Depositions
- News article
What are the methods of obtaining information?
OVERT, COVERT
What are the TYPES OF INFORMATION?
SENSORY FORM,
WRITTEN FORM,
PHYSICAL FORM
RECORDS; PUBLIC
- LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES
- GOVERNMENT SOURCES
- PUBLIC LIBRARY
RECORDS; PRIVATE
- PERSONAL DIARIES
- PERSONNAL LETTER
What are the types of informant?
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT,
RIVAL ELIMINATION INFORMANT ,
FALSE INFORMANT,
FRIGHTENED INFORMANT,
SELF AGGRANDIZING INFORMANT,
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT,
DOUBLE-CROSSER INFORMANT,
WOMEN INFORMANT
TYPES OF INFORMANTS
Female informants,
Legitimate informants,
Incidental informant,
Confidential informant
TYPES OF INFORMER
- Recruited informer (Paid assets)
- Mercenary informer
- Dual or Multiple Informer
- Double Crosser
- Information brokers (intelligence brokers)
MOTIVES OF INFORMANTS AND INFORMERS
- CIVIC-MINDEDNESS
- VANITY
- REPENTANCE
- FEAR
- AVOIDANCE OF PUNISHMENT
- SHOWING GRATITUDE FOR GAINING SOMETHING
- COMPETITION OR RIVALRY
- REVENGE
- JEALOUSY
- REMUNERATION
CLASSICAL SYSTEMS OF GATHERING INFORMATION
- ENGLISH PRACTICE
- FRENCH APPROACH
OVERT METHODS
- INTERVIEW
- PATROL OR RECONNAISANCE
- CRIME SCENE SEARCH
- REGULAR PERFORMANCE OF POLICE ACTIVITIES
- CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION
COVERT METHOD
- SURVEILLANCE
- UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENTS
- ENTRAPMENT
- BUY-BUST OPERATION
- INCLUDING TACTICAL INTERROGATION
SURVEILLANCE: PURPOSES
- Obtaining evidence
- Supplying information as basis of issuing arrest or search warrant
- Determining the activities and contacts of suspected criminals
- Catching criminals in flagrante delicto
GENERAL KIND OF INTERVIEW
COGNITIVE INTERVIEW,
QUESTION AND ANSWER