Managing Confidential Informants

Certification

This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Training Mandates

This course meets state guidelines for the following mandated subject areas:

• Civil Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Constitutional & Proper Use of Authority  (every 3 yrs.)

Description

This training has been approved for 8 hours credit toward the 32-hr. recertification requirement for Lead Homicide Investigators.

This course will assist detectives, supervisors, gang officers, homicide investigators, and uniformed patrol officers in developing, cultivating, and safely utilizing confidential informants (C.I.’s) when conducting criminal investigations under the direction and within the policy guidelines of their agencies.  Students will acquire the knowledge and skill level needed to effectively and professionally utilize informants during patrol duties, street-level operations, complex criminal investigations, and anti-terrorism operations.

From first time offenders to high level criminal organizations and terrorist groups, the mentality of those heavily involved in today’s most serious crimes is rapidly changing.  How law enforcement successfully penetrates the various levels of a criminal organization or terrorist group has a great deal to do with gathering real-time intelligence that can only be gathered by informants. When dealing with highly devoted and immersed criminals, law enforcement professionals trained in properly handling C.I.’s are more effective in quickly gathering crucial intelligence.  From drug and cash seizures to solving the most difficult cases such as homicides, utilizing C.I.’s is an essential tool that must be handled safely to protect the operation, the agency, and the integrity of the handler.

This project is supported by funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program, CFDA #97.067.

Topics

• Understanding the process of spotting and selecting possible C.I.’s
• Evaluating a C.I.’s potential, character, and past criminal involvement
• Understanding the C.I.’s motivations and lifestyle
• Establishing a C.I.’s voluntariness and legal capabilities in an investigation
• Protecting the C.I., the handler, and the agency
• Agency guidelines and procedures for handling C.I.’s
• Communicating and building rapport with prospective C.I.’s
• Utilizing C.I.’s in gang and homicide investigations
• Interviewing techniques for establishing truthfulness
• Maintaining an ethical and professional relationship with C.I.’s
• Legal liability and official misconduct
• Courtroom preparation and presentation

Instructor

Deadline

Please register for this course by April 21.