Undercover Operations Flashcards
1
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4 types of undercover operations:
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1) impromptu
2) short term
3) long term
4) penetration
2
Q
impromptu assignment:
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- shallow undercover role
ex: posing as a tourist
3
Q
short term assignment:
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- short investigation
4
Q
long term assignment:
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- several months
- most common
5
Q
penetration assignment:
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- infiltrates upper echelon of criminal element
- UC removed from LEO activities
- most dangerous
6
Q
primary objective of UC:
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- to obtain info. or evidence unavailable through other investigative techniques
7
Q
5 phases of a UC operation:
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1) planning
2) initiation
3) operational
4) termination
5) evaluation
8
Q
what factors should you consider when choosing the UC:
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- type of illegal activity
- appropriate age, sex, race
- area of the operation
- specialized skills required
- willingness of UC to accept the role
9
Q
planning phase
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- # 1 thing is willingness of UC to accept role
10
Q
initiation phase
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- introduce UC to the team
11
Q
contact person:
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- relays info to and from UC
12
Q
how to approach suspect:
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1) informant introduction
2) chance encounter
3) luring
4) direct approach
13
Q
the case agent must explain _________ to the informant.
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- ENTRAPMENT
14
Q
informant introduction
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- when the informant introduces the UC to the suspect
- informants are difficult to control
15
Q
chance encounter
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- should be well planned
- should appear as a natural event to the suspect
