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.

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.

Confidential informants and police corruption

Confidential informant intelligence and links to police corruption. A short article on a process to reduce the potential for police corruption.

With confidential informants - numbers matter.

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

Auditing undercover operations - the benefits of getting it right

Auditing confidential informant funds. Article and commentary on an audit of undercover and informant funds

Confidential Informants - when the sh*t hits the fan

confidential informant risks. some guidance for police chiefs in trouble. what goes wrong and how to deal with informant mismanagement

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS

Ego defense mechanisms - a guide for educators. Understand how ego defense mechanisms play out in the classroom and what you can do about it.

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

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.

10 reasons why confidential informants should only be managed by dedicated officers.

Confidential informant management and the use of dedicated officers. Expert article on why to use dedicated officers to manage all confidential informants. Professionalising informant management. Dedicated source handling units.

Confidential informants and Incentivized Witnesses - knowing the difference

Confidential informants and incentivized witness - law enforcement need to know the difference and put in place structures to manage the difference between these two categories. Discussion on Informant privilege and innocence at stake.