Topic 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
A. CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION AS TO ITS SOURCES
- Regular Sources
- Cultivated Sources
- Grapevines sources
B. METHODS USED IN ACQUIRING INFORMATION
There are 8!!!!
1. Elicitation
2. Casing
3. SURVEILLANCE
4. OBSERVATION AND DESCRIPTIONS
5. CLANDESTINE OPERATION – COVERT/DISCREET
6. COVER AND UNDERCOVER
7. Undercover Assignment
8. INFORMANT AND INFORMER
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:
a. Determination of the mission.
b. Selection of the subject.
c. Accomplishment of the mission.
Devices in the conduct of elicitation
a. Approach is the process of setting people to start talking
people are susceptible to praise.
a.i. Flattery
Variants:
Teacher-pupil approach – subject is treated as an authority.
Kindred Soul approach – subject is placed in a pedestal having some specialized quality
Good Samaritan approach – sincere and valid offers of help and assistance are made to the subject.
Partial disagreement approach –produce talking by the word “I’m sure” if I fully agree.
utilization of conversational gambits.
a.ii. Provocative approach
Variants:
Teaser Bait Approach – elicitor accumulates the sources of knowledge about a particular subject.
Manhattan from Missouri Approach – elicitor adapts an unbelievable attitude above anything.
Joe Blow Approach – it is “I know the answer to everything” approach.
National Pride Approach – defend their country and its policies.
is the process to keep the person or subject talking incessantly.
b. Probe
Types of probe:
i. Competition Probe –used in connection with the teacher-pupil approach.
ii. Clarity probe – used to elicit information in an area which the response is not clear.
iii. High Pressure probe – it serves to pin down a subject in a specific area
iv. Hypothetical probe – it presents hypothetical situation
It literally means putting a thing or place in a case
- CASING
Methods Casing:
a. Personal reconnaissance
b. Map reconnaissance
c. Research
d. Prior information
e. Hearsay
Information desired in Casing
a. Area condition and habit
b. Active opposition
c. Disposal plan – in case of possible compromise
d. Escape and evasion
consist of keeping persons, place or other targets under physical observation
- SURVEILLANCE
Definitions of Terms Surveillance
There are 14!!
is a conference held before a surveillance is conducted.
a. Pre-surveillance Conference
is the observation of places or areas from a fixed point.
b. Stake-out
is the observation of a person’s movement
c. Tailing or Shadowing
is a person trained to observe and penetrate certain organization suspected of illegal activities
d. Undercover man
is the assignment of trained intelligence personnel to other agencies in order to obtain information
e. Liaison Program
is a place, building, enclosed mobile, or an apartment, where police undercover men meet his action agent.
f. Safe house
is a convenient, secured, and unsuspecting place where agents can leave notes, small package or envelope.
g. Drop
is an accomplice or associate of the subject.
h. Convoy
any person almost similar to the subject used to avoid or elude surveillance.
i. Decoy
refers to any person whom the subject picks or deals with while he is under surveillance.
j. Contact
occurs the operation was compromised.
k. Made
happens when the agent do not know the whereabouts of their subject.
l. Lost
is a term referring to the subject of shadowing and tailing.
m. Rabbit (Hare)
is the common trick of the subject when he becomes conscious that he is being tailed.
n. Test for tailing
Types of Surveillance
There are 2!!
a. According to Intensity and Sensitivity
Discreet
Close
Loose