MODULE 5: INFORMATION Flashcards
It is the knowledge or facts which the investigator had gathered or acquired from persons or documents, which are pertinent or relevant concerning the commission of the crime or criminal activities.
INFORMATION
CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION AS TO ITS SOURCES
Regular Sources
Cultivated Sources
Grapevines sources
- Obtain information through the process of direct communication.
- One or more of the parties to the communication is/are unaware of the specific purpose of the conversation.
ELICITATION
Phases of Elicitation
- Determination of the mission.
- Selection of the subject.
- Accomplishment of the mission.
the process of setting people to start talking
APPROACH
people are susceptible to praise
FLATTERY
subject is treated as an authority
TEACHER-PUPIL APPROACH
subject is placed in a pedestal having some specialized quality
KINDRED SOUL APPROACH
sincere and valid offers of help and assistance are made to the subject
GOOD SAMARITAN APPROACH
produce talking by the word “I’m sure” if I fully agree
PARTIAL DISAGREEMENT APPROACH
utilization of conversational gambits
PROVOCATIVE APPROACH
elicitor accumulates the sources of knowledge about a particular subject
Teaser Bait Approach
elicitor adapts an unbelievable attitude above anything
Manhattan from Missouri Approach
it is “I know the answer to everything” approach
Joe Blow Approach
defend their country and its policies
National Pride Approach
is the process to keep the person or subject talking incessantly
PROBE
used in connection with the teacher-pupil approach
Competition Probe
used to elicit information in an area which the response is not clear
Clarity probe
it serves to pin down a subject in a specific area
High Pressure probe
it presents hypothetical situation
Hypothetical probe
It literally means putting a thing or place in a case
CASING
Methods in Casing
- Personal reconnaissance
- Map reconnaissance
- Research
- Prior information
- Hearsay
Information desired in Casing
- Area condition and habit
- Active opposition
- Disposal plan – in case of possible 4. compromise
- Escape and evasion
consist of keeping persons, place or other targets under physical observation
SURVEILLANCE
Types of Surveillance
According to Intensity and Sensitivity
- Discreet
- Close
- Loose
Types of Surveillance
According to Methods
- Stationary
- Moving
- Technical
act of the surveillant of following his subject to detect criminal activities
Shadowing or tailing
surveillant assumes different roles and identity in order to obtain information
Roping
the complete and accurate awareness by an individual of his surroundings
Observation
the factual reporting of what is observed
Description
Psychological Processes for Accurate Observation
Attention
Perception
Reporting
Types of Attention
Involuntary
Voluntary
Habitual
Factors Governing Report
Vocabulary
Time log
Recurrence of similar incidents
A secret action undertaken in behalf of the government or other friendly forces.
CLANDESTINE OPERATION-COVERT/DISCREET
any device utilized conceals the true nature of its acts and/or existence from the observer
Cover
An investigation technique in which an agent conceals his official identity to obtain information
undercover
any person who gives information to the police authorities relative to a crime
Informant
An individual from the enemy forces who is deliberately introduced in our custody with a specific mission of causing some unfavorable action or reaction on our part
Provocateur
Action taken in order to incite reaction from a known adversary or to observe adversary
Provocation
Authority to direct agent to carry out task or the requirements in behalf of the clandestine organization in acceptable manner and security.
Control
a person who provides information to the police on a regular basis. They are either paid regularly or in a case-to-case basis, or none at all
The Informer
Procedures in Fixed Surveillance
1.Using a room in a nearby house or building
2. The use of listening devices and to record them.
3. Other surveillant may remain outdoor
Tools Used in Fixed Surveillance
- Binocular or telescopes
- Movie Cameras with telephoto lens
- Wire tapping device with tape recording apparatus.
- Other listening devices
- Lip reading expert incase of wire tapping difficulty
In case there is difficulty in wire tapping device, an expert in lip reading must be employed.
(T OR F)
TRUE
The Methods of Foot Surveillance
- One Man Shadow
- Two-Man Shadow
- Three-Man Shadow or ABC Shadow
a conference held before a surveillance is conducted
Pre-surveillance Conference
the observation of places or areas from a fixed point
Stake-out
the observation of a person’s movement
Tailing or Shadowing
a person trained to observe and penetrate certain organization suspected of illegal activities
Undercover man
the assignment of trained intelligence personnel to other agencies in order to obtain information
Liaison Program
a place, building, enclosed mobile, or an apartment, where police undercover men meet his action agent
Safe house
a convenient, secured, and unsuspecting place where agents can leave notes, small package or envelope
Drop
an accomplice or associate of the subject
Convoy
any person almost similar to the subject used to avoid or elude surveillance
Decoy
refers to any person whom the subject picks or deals with while he is under surveillance
Contact
occurs the operation was compromised
Made
happens when the agent does not know the whereabouts of their subject
Lost
a term referring to the subject of shadowing and tailing
Rabbit (Hare)
the common trick of the subject when he becomes conscious that he is being tailed
Test for tailing
Essential Types of Cover
- Natural cover
- Artificial
- Cover within a cover
- Multiple cover
Hazards to Cover
- Static or document opposition (ordinary citizen)
- Unhostile active opposition (police, security agencies)
- Hostile active opposition (enemy intelligence operatives)
a biographical data which will portray the personality of the agent he assumed
Cover Story
assigned in target areas with the primary mission of supporting the cover story.
Cover Support
any account consisting of biographical data which when adopted by an individual will assume the personality he wants to adopt
Organizational Cover
Purposes of provocation
- Reveal the true status of an assumed adversary.
- Make a known adversary take seldom demanding action.
Termination Problem
- Amount of knowledge the agent has
- Inclination to use knowledge to the disadvantage of the intelligence service.
- Moral obligation to the agent
Uses of Undercover
- Used independently to get first-hand information about the subject of investigation.
- Supplement other investigative techniques
