Police chief

Careless or negligence - managing confidential informants

An article relating to the compromise of a person whom the police wanted to use as a confidential informant and a discussion around how such problems can be avoided. It relates to a woman suing a police agency because of her details being compromised on an answering machine.

Reducing Confidential informant Related Corruption

This article relates to informant management that resulted in a Chicago police officer being sentence to seven years imprisonment. This story is not about one bad cop, it is about a broken system for managing confidential informants (Confidential Human Sources, HUMINT, Covert Human Intelligence Sources , CHIS)

Confidential Informants Review of Houston Police Narcotics Unit

An article on the need for police chiefs to review their existing structures for the management of confidential informants. the article discusses a recent review of Houston Police Departments narcotics unit following a fatal shooting.

Active listening for police - a skill for conflict avoidance.

A summary of the listening skills required by police officers when dealing with conflict. A brief article explaining the connection between listening skills and human motivation. This will be of interest to any one trying to understand some of the reasons for conflict with police officers.

Confidential Informant Management - The Need for Dedicated Source Units

An extract from our forthcoming publication HUMAN SOURCES: MANAGING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS. It will be out in July and details the structures need to manage human sources safely and more effectively In the meantime here is a section on the need to mage sources using dedicated officers in Dedicated Source Units.

Sex with confidential informants: Ten things to know.

Sex with confidential informants: Ten things to know.

Having sex with confidential informants . This blog highlights some of the issues relating to police officers having sexual relationships with confidential informants and gives advice on how to counter the problem