List and discuss some of the problems that arise in the management of informants

What will be an ideal response?


• In addition to entrapment concerns and criminal activity by the informant, other problems include lying, double-dealing (making deals with both police and targets), rip-offs (selling same information to multiple agencies, for example), blackmail, and sexual misconduct with police officers.

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Which of the following statements is true of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court)?

A. It comprises eleven federal judges assigned by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. B. It gathers the records of surveillance carried out by foreign agents in the United States. C. It prohibits the electronic monitoring of individuals residing in the United States. D. It comprises two federal judges assigned by the President of the United States.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Federal law on terrorism is divided into the categories of international terrorism and domestic terrorism. 2. Under the U.S. Code, acts of espionage committed during war are punished the same as acts of non-wartime espionage. 3. English royalty prosecuted and convicted critics of the monarchy for sabotage. 4. Failing to depart the United States when ordered is a violation of immigration law. 5. Prosecutors in countries in which regimes carry out international crimes have frequently indicted former government officials for their commission of international crimes.

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The state of Illinois established the first ______ court.

a. drug b. domestic violence c. adult d. juvenile

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A woman, thinking that her divorce in another state has been finalized when it has not, marries for a second time, thereby committing bigamy. This excuse defense is an example of the defense

a. infancy b. insanity c. intoxication d. mistake

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