Question 1

Undercover work is one of the most ________ jobs that a police officer can undertake.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Undercover work is one of the most...

Question 2

Mercenary informants give information in exchange for a fee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the four key points of what you do with an informant upon making the decision to utilize them in your investigations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the four key points of what...

Question 4

You are assigned as an undercover officer.Discuss the four key types of people who often become informants.Further discuss which type of informant would be more beneficial to you and why.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are assigned as an undercover officer.Discuss...

Question 5

The reformed informant is motivated by a sense of guilt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Another word for informant is:

Accepted Answer

A) Snitch 
B) Teller 
C) Information specialist 
D) Speaker

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises:  Fearful informant
 Financially motivated informant
 Revengeful informant
 Egotistical informant
 Perversely motivated informant
 Reformed informant
 Credibility
 Motivation

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Mercenary and Believe in someone and Detection is...

Question 8

This is recognized when an undercover officer convinces a criminal suspect to commit a crime they were not predisposed to commit:

Accepted Answer

A) Entrapment 
B) Lock up 
C) Frame 
D) Trickery

Question 9

_______ occurs when an undercover officer convinces a criminal suspect to commit a crime he or she was not predisposed to commit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ occurs when an undercover officer convinces...

Question 10

Which of the following statements most clearly indicates entrapment?

Accepted Answer

A) "I hear you might have some pot for sale." 
B) "Do you have any pot for me?" 
C) "If you sell me some pot,I'll get you a job at the mill." 
D) "Do you know where I could get some pot?"

Question 11

_____ ____ is money required to initiate an undercover drug transaction.

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The answer of _____ ____ is money required to initiate...

Question 12

Which of the following is a major problem with the use of informants?

Accepted Answer

A) Finding willing and useful informants 
B) Establishing workable procedures 
C) Maintaining secrecy 
D) Avoiding entrapment of suspects

Question 13

The revengeful informant seeks to help those involved with criminal activity,not the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The elements of an undercover operation include:

Accepted Answer

A) Background history 
B) Family history 
C) Introduction 
D) Induction

Question 15

The Supreme Court case Aguilar v.Texas established the two-pronged test regarding an informant's information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The term "buy-bust" would be applied to an undercover operation in which illicit drugs were purchased and the individual selling the drugs was placed under arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Typically,undercover officers will be involved in a short period of "bobbing,weaving,and circling."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The _____typically makes the introduction in undercover work.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____typically makes the introduction in undercover...

Question 19

Which of the following is the best recommendation for maintaining control of an informant?

Accepted Answer

A) Informants should be contacted by different officers on different occasions. 
B) Police should allow informants great latitude in their activities. 
C) Informants and police contacts should meet frequently. 
D) Officers should pay informants adequate amounts of money.

Question 20

A long-term undercover investigation is typically called a "deep cover" operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Management of Informants and Undercover Operations

Undercover work is one of the most ________ jobs that a police officer can undertake.

Mercenary informants give information in exchange for a fee.

Discuss the four key points of what you do with an informant upon making the decision to utilize them in your investigations.

You are assigned as an undercover officer.Discuss the four key types of people who often become informants.Further discuss which type of informant would be more beneficial to you and why.

The reformed informant is motivated by a sense of guilt.

Another word for informant is:

Locate the correct matches with the following:

This is recognized when an undercover officer convinces a criminal suspect to commit a crime they were not predisposed to commit:

_______ occurs when an undercover officer convinces a criminal suspect to commit a crime he or she was not predisposed to commit.

Which of the following statements most clearly indicates entrapment?

_ is money required to initiate an undercover drug transaction.

Which of the following is a major problem with the use of informants?

The revengeful informant seeks to help those involved with criminal activity,not the police.

The elements of an undercover operation include:

The Supreme Court case Aguilar v.Texas established the two-pronged test regarding an informant's information.

The term "buy-bust" would be applied to an undercover operation in which illicit drugs were purchased and the individual selling the drugs was placed under arrest.

Typically,undercover officers will be involved in a short period of "bobbing,weaving,and circling."

The _____typically makes the introduction in undercover work.

Which of the following is the best recommendation for maintaining control of an informant?

A long-term undercover investigation is typically called a "deep cover" operation.