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.

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Death of an informant and the subsequent push for legislation.

Here is an article from CBS 6 relating to the death of an informant in Virginia. Troy Howlett was working as an informant for the Hopewell Police Department at the time of his death. Howlett died of an overdose but concerns have been raised about the police department pushing him back into the drug world after his arrest.

Human Sources (CHIS) domestic violence and managing risk

An interesting article from the BBC relating to the management of a Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS) (confidential informant) and the source’s alleged involvement in domestic violence. This case involves the security service (MI5) and a person they managed as an informant.

Confidential Informants - A gateway to corruption

This article discusses alleged police corruption in the management of confidential informants. (CHIS, Human Sources, HUMINT) It asks a number pf pertinent questions and discussed how a police department may leave an officer vulnerable to corruption. As the article shows informant management is a a high risk business. Officers are at significant risk of being led into a corrupt relationship if they are not trained and supervised properly.

Confidential Informants and Risk. When does the Police Chief need to know?

An article discussing the management of risk involving confidential informants (CHIS, Human Sources). The responsibility to put in place structures to escalate identified risks to the Chief of Police

Confidential informant management - A numbers game

A short guide explaining the numbers of confidential informants (CHIS, Human Sources) that and a police agency can safely and effectively manage. Useful for all police chiefs. The article explains the composition of informant management teams.