Source Management Flashcards
Source management
____ and _____ management of a source is paramount in maintaining public confidence in the TPS
Professional and ethical
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Supervisory notification is mandatory when?
• Considering whether to establish a relationship with a source
• prior to meeting a source
• after any communication with a source
• upon becoming aware that the safety of a source has been compromised
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What are the primary concerns when establishing a relationship with a source
• Public Safety
• Officer safety
• Safety of the source
• administration of justice
• integrity of the service
• corporate liability
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Who designates level 2 status of a source?
The controller
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Who issues crown letters on behalf of a source?
UC - Intel
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When a charge is laid in a matter where information from a source is involved. Who shall notify co-sms
Case manager
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When is it mandatory to notify Co-sms?
• first-time source - prior to acting on information obtained from a first-time source
• source under 18
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Prior to meeting any source, the officer shall notify who and when? (How long before the meeting)
Supervisor, within 24 hours of the scheduled meeting - date, time, location, and secondary officers name and badge number
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Definition - confidential source
A person who is registered with the intelligence services - covert ops and voluntarily provides information on some usefulness or interest to TPS with respect to prevention and detection of crimes with the explicit or implicit expectation of confidentiality.
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Who is a level 2 source
• cs under 18
• information is multi jurisdictional
• may affect national security
• involves organized crime
• beyond the resources of the source-handling abilities
• at the discretion of the controller
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Definition :Controller
The DS - intel covert-ops who ensure the effective control accountability and evaluation of the source , continually assessing the risks and managing all information provided by the source.
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Level 2 handler definition
Any police officer from TPS who has been accredited and designated by the controller or designate. A level 2 handler can manage agents and level 1 and 2 sources.
