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Some Difficulties in using an Undercover Agent

Željko Karas ; Police Academy, Zagreb, Croatia


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Abstract

The author analyses some of the difficulties connected with undercover agent, based on the most im-portant scientific research from foreign systems. The aim is to show areas in which there are signifi-cant differences in relation to the classical investigative measures and to emphasize the need of respec-ting difficulties that affect the opportunities of discovering and proving.
The paper deals with the difficulties in the sustaining of cover, using the same investigators after one operation, protection of personal safety during and afterwards of operations, supervision undercover agent, reliability of collected evidence, psychological consequences on the agents and reintegration on usual police tasks.

Keywords

undercover agent; crime investigation; supervision

Hrčak ID:

94774

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/94774

Publication date:

23.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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