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Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development
ISSN: 0141-2949
Currently published as: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
Online from: 1995
Subject Area: Industry and Public Sector Management
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A risky business: the recruitment and running of informers by English police officers
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DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/13639519610128050
Article citation: Colin Dunnighan, Clive Norris, (1996) "A risky business: the recruitment and running of informers by English police officers", Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development, Vol. 19 Iss: 2, pp.1 - 25
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| Title: A risky business: the recruitment and running of informers by English police officers | ||||
| Author(s): Colin Dunnighan, Clive Norris | ||||
| Journal: Police Studies | ||||
| Year: 1996 Volume: 19 Number: 2 | ||||
| DOI: 10.1108/13639519610128050 | ||||
| Publisher: MCB UP Ltd | ||||
| Abstract: The movement, in the United Kingdom, towards the adoption of proactive policing strategies, and the concomitant emphasis on the use of informers, has resulted in police managers actively encouraging detective officers to increase their use of what is seen by them as a useful resource. However, such managerial exhortations have not been accompanied by the introduction of satisfactory control mechanisms. Drawing on data obtained over a two year period from detailed interviews with detectives and informers, a comprehensive questionnaire and the examination of police files, the paper identifies negative consequences that informer-based policing policies are producing for individual officers, police forces and ultimately, the criminal justice system. | ||||
| Keywords: Criminal justice, Police informers, UK. |
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