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- Title
Undercover Policing: Practices and Challenges.
- Authors
Bonney, Lindsey
- Abstract
Undercover policing is a unique and complex subject for justice professionals to explore. Developing from a rich history of infamous operations and court decisions, strike force teams are operated by some of the brightest and most talented officers. By gathering valuable intelligence from surveillance and the cultivation of confidential informants, undercover agents are able to effectively investigate and arrest criminal offenders that would unlikely be discovered otherwise. As with any position within the justice system, however, this type of work tests one's moral character and ethical behavior. This paper will attempt to explore these moral and ethical issues. Two roles, undercover officers and confidential informants, will be examined with a detailed discussion of the many dilemmas they face. This will provide a better understanding of the practices and challenges of today's undercover police.
- Subjects
CRIMINAL justice system; UNDERCOVER operations; LAW enforcement; POLICE intervention; INFORMERS
- Publication
Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 2015, Vol 92, p273
- Publication type
Article