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What is an under cover investigation?
Undercover investigations involve covert means of discovering information based on the actions of a human agent. Undercover means are often used in conjunction with other covert means such as hidden video and audio recorders and location tracking devices.
What crimes are appropriate for entrapment?
Examples of entrapment include:
- Pressuring a person to illegally sell their prescription drugs by claiming you have no money and will die without the drugs.
- Repeatedly harassing someone via phone, mail, etc. to shoplift a laptop for your “school studies”
Are confidential informants protected?
Are confidential informants protected? Confidential Informants can never be 100\% protected by the Government or anyone else. Being a CI is a very dangerous, risky endeavor. Anyone considering being a CI should first talk to a criminal defense attorney.
Are confidential informants legal?
When does the government have the right to keep an informant’s identity secret? Under California evidence law, prosecutors have a privilege to refuse to identify—and to prevent other people from identifying—a person who has furnished information to the government about criminal activity.
What is surveillance in criminal investigation?
When law enforcement agencies and government entities want to gather information about a crime, detect or prevent crime, or investigate crimes that have already taken place, they use surveillance. Surveillance is defined as conducting close observations of an individual or a group.
What is the difference between surveillance and investigation?
is that investigation is the act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist while surveillance is close …