Exam 9: Investigative Tools
What has a study of undercover officers found?
They tend to be newer, inexperienced officers, supervision may be lax, and they are exposed to great danger, often without adequate briefing or preparation There also has been no systematic study of the cost, benefit, and impact on the officer or on the community
Why are these bugs and taps permitted for extended periods?
By law, they can be installed for only 30 days, but extensions can be granted A judge, in determining whether an extension will be granted, considers the complexity of organized crime activity, and the nature of the premises under surveillance
What are the three types of citizens' commissions?
Government funded, bi-partisan groups―where investigators have police status but no arrest
authority (e.g., Pennsylvania Crime Commission),
Groups funded by the private sector―having no law enforcement authority (e.g., Chicago Crime Commission),
Government-sponsored, temporary groups―that investigate a specific incident or phenomenon (e.g., Knapp Commission, President's Commission on Organized Crime)
What are the federal agencies primarily involved in organized crime cases today?
Why must investigation of organized crime place more emphasis on proactive approaches?
What problems have been found in carrying our electronic surveillance?
Why has there been a dramatic increase in electronic surveillance of pages and cell phones?
How is intelligence gathering different from assembling evidence to build criminal cases?
Why are undercover investigations not used as often in organized crime investigations as is commonly believed?
In a well-known case in Boston, a criminal-turned-informant was mishandled. How?
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