John Buckley
Confidential Informant Training - From us, ...

I was asked yesterday has to what makes confidential informant (Human Source) training provided by HSM Training different from other providers. I wasn’t quite sure where to start. Then it dawned on me that it doesn’t actually start with us, it starts with the customer and what they need. And what they need is not always what they want.

Chief of police

Officer charged in relation to confidential informant handling

Here is another case of an officer being charged following an inappropriate relationship with an informant in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is far from unusual. While agencies place their officers in these situations there will always be risks and this is a risk that materialises far too often. Managing confidential informants (human Sources, covert human intelligence sources, CHIS) is a business that is fraught with risks.

Confidential Informant Management - Structures

Confidential Informant Management - Structures

Managing confidential informants in a structured team of dedicated officers. This reduces the costs for the Police Chief and makes it a lot safer for informants and the public.

Confidential Informant Management - Ten Essential Records

A guide to the records that are essential when it comes to managing a confidential informant. A list of the 10 key records police should have in an informant management file. Will be of interest to any officer managing informants.

Confidential Informant Corruption. No excuses

Police corruption related to informants. No excuses for not having effective systems in place. Guidance for police chiefs

Confidential Informant Management - Poor systems lead to poor results.

Confidential Informant Management - Poor systems lead to poor results.

This article discusses the benefits of having an independent audit of police confidential informant management and intelligence systems. It lists a number of benefits of such an audit. If a law enforcement agency manages human sources or covert human intelligence sources (CHIS) the article will be of interest

With confidential informants - numbers matter.

Confidential informants - numbers matter. Risk management in managing confidential informants. Some information for Chiefs of Police

Confidential Informant Management - A message for police chiefs.

Confidential informant management system. This article highlights three recent cases of police corruption in managing confidential informants and highlights how they can be avoided.