Surveillance Flashcards
What is the continuous observations of persons, places or things in order to obtain information about the identity and activity of individuals suspected of violating the law?
Surveillance
T or F? Special authority is required to conduct surveillance?
False, as long as agents don’t impinge of 4th amendment rights
What are some exceptions that cannot be used to surveil a suspects home?
- high powered magnification
- thermal imagining
What are the 10 intangible assets ?
- patience
- perseverance
- adaptability
- resourcefulness
- attitude
- alertness
- perception
- good memory
- good judgement
- demeanor
what are additional assets when conducting surviellance?
- ability to act naturally
- ordinary appearance
- experience
- knowledge of the area
What are the objectives of surveillance?
- establish the existence of a violation
- obtain PC for a search warrant
- apprehend violators during commission of illegal acts
- identify violator associates
- informant reliability
- Provide protection for undercover agents or informant
- locate persons, places or things
- Crime prevention
- gather information
- gather intelligence on illegal groups’ activities
What is the “Eyeball”?
the agent closest to the subject, responsible for keeping the subject in view
What is a stale green?
a traffic light which has been green for some time
what is a fresh red?
a traffic light that has recently turned red
How should you prepare for surveillance?
- gather intelligence
- reconnaissance of neighborhood
- operational planning
- briefing the surveillance team
What type of foot surveillance has the lease flexibilty?
one person
What increases flexibility during foot surveillance?
having more agents to surveil
What is the best and most frequently used foot surveillance?
ABC method
What are some types of vehicle surveillance?
- leading
progressive - parallel
- foot/ auto
What is an attempt to detect surveillance of a particular subject by personnel other than the subject?
counter-surveillance
