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Human Sources

Books

Les anges de la mort: voyage au coeur de l’empire de la mort / Sher, Julian. Montréal, QC, Cdn: Éditions de l’Homme. HV 6437 Sh5 2006

Confidential Informant: Law Enforcement’s Most Valuable Tool / Madinger, John. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. HV 8073 M26 2000

Confidential Informants / IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center. Alexandria, VA, USA: The Center. HV 8141 M72 1989

Covert Human Intelligence Sources: The Unlovely Face of Police Work / Billingsley, Roger. Hook, GB: Waterside Press. HV 8080 .U5 B55 2009

Covert Operations Management / Almonte, Robert R. San Clemente, CA, USA: LawTech Custom Publishing. HV 8080 .U5 AL6 2005

The Human Factor: Maximizing the Use of Police Informants / Roberts, Tim. Bristol, GB: New Police Bookshop. HV 8073 R542 2002

Human Source Management: A Better Approach to Managing Human Intelligence Sources / Reid, Chris. London, GB: Home Office, Police Research Group. HV 8073 R27 2005

The Human Source Management System: The Use of Psychology in the Management of Human Intelligence Sources / Buckley, John. London, GB: J. Buckley. HV 8073 B852 2006

Identification, Recruitment and Handling of Informants / Hanvey, P.C. London, GB: Home Office. HV 8073 H19 1994

Informants: Development and Management / Mallory, Stephen L. Incline Village, NV, USA: Copperhouse Publishing Company. HV 8073 M29 2000

Informants and Undercover Investigations: A Practical Guide to Law, Policy, and Procedure / Fitzgerald, Dennis G. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. HV 8073 F57 2007

Informers: Policing, Policy, Practice / Bean, Philip. Cullompton, GB: Willan Publishing.
HV 8073 In3 2001

Intelligence, Surveillance and Informants: Integrated Approaches / Maguire, Mike. London, GB: Home Office Police Research Group. HV 8073 M27 1995

Invest Now or Pay Later / Buckley, John. London, GB: HSM Training. HD 61 B85 2007

Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: The Online and Office Secrets of CI Researchers / Carr, Margaret Metcalf. Medford, NJ, USA: Information Today. HV 8073 C23 2003

Without a Badge: Undercover in the World’s Deadliest Criminal Organization / Speziale, Jerry. New York, NY, USA: Kensington Books. HV 7911 .S62 Sp3 2003


Articles

Confidential Informants: Tips for Recruiting, Paying and Reliablity / Jetmore, Larry F. Law Officer: Tactics, Technology, Training, Vol. 3, No.10 (Oct 2007), p. 22, 24-25.

Contemporary Issues For Plainclothes Survival / Anning, Mark. Law Enforcement Quarterly Vol. 34 No. 1, (Winter 2005-2006), p. 5-8.

Developing Street Sources: Tips for Patrol Officers / Botsch, Robert. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Vol. 77, No.9 (Sep 2008), p. 24-27

Establishing Informant Reliability / Jetmore, Larry F. Law Officer: Tactics, Technology, Training,
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Nov 2007), p. 24-26.

Ethical Issues in the Use of Confidential Informants for Narcotic Operations / Lieberman, Brian. Police Chief, Vol. 74, No. 6 (2007), p. 62, 64-66.

Going Under / Grossi, Dave. Law Officer: Tactics, Technology, Training Vol. 5, No. 4 (Apr 2009), p. 24, 26-28.

The Hidden Badge: The Undercover Narcotics Operation / Logue, Darin. Law Enforcement Technology Vol. 35, No. 3 (Feb 2008), p. 94, 96-99.

How to Develop Informants / Scoville, Dean. Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 8 (2007), p. 24, 26-27.

The HUMINT Offensive from Putin’s Chekist State / Anderson, Julie. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2007), p. 258-316.

Losing Yourself in the Job / Hilton Alicia M. Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 4 (2007), p. 36-38.

The Police Informer/Handler Relationship: Is it Really Unique? / Billingsley, Roger. International Journal of Police Science and Management , Vol. 5, No. 1 (2003), p. 50-62.

Safeguarding Undercover Employees: A Strategy for Success / Krause, Meredith. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol,. 77 No. 8 (Aug 2008), p. 1-8.

Shifts in Police - Informant Negotiations / Turcotte, Mathilde. Global Crime Vol. 9, No.4 (Nov 2008), p. 291-305.

Undercover Operations: Management Considerations / Training Key, No. 333 (1999), p. 1-6.

Undercover Operations: Tactical Considerations / Training Key, No. 334 (1999), p. 1-6.

Undercover Policing: A Psychological and Operational Guide / Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 2 (2006), p. 1-24.

Working Undercover: Holding onto Your Core Values is Essential / Wexler, Sandord. Law Enforcement Technology, Vol,. 31 No. 11 (2004), p. 86, 88-90, 92-93.


Videos

Agents and Informants. Calgary, AB, Cdn: 1993. VL 1456

The Covert Operations Unit: Source Management. Toronto, ON, Cdn: 2005. (VL 2391

Developing Street Sources and CIs. Chicago, IL, USA: 2005. VL 2506 (in 2 parts).

Recruiting and Maintaining an Informant. Wareham, MA, USA: 2005. VL 2586 DVD.