Informant Development and Maintenance

Course Description

- This 20-hour course focuses on the development, use and management of informants.

Who Should Attend

- Any law enforcement officer involved in the use of informants.

Course Objectives

- Students will be provided with guidelines to spot, recruit, train, and manage informants. Also, students will have a heightened awareness of various sources of information available to the investigator, and the legal aspects of utilizing informants.

Course Outline

• Definition of an Informant
• How Informants Are Used
• Spotting and Recruiting Informants
• Training and Management of Informants
• Documentation
• Effective Communication
• Interview Techniques
• In-Camera Hearings
• Legal Constraints and Ramifications
• Civil Liability of Officers
• Defense Attorney’s Perspective

Additional Information

- For further information contact the ATC at (916) 464-1200, and ask for the Program Training Officer or Secretary for this course.