Police informants: It’s time to review the contract

18th August 2017Adrian Kingswell, Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions

The police's reliance on a paid informant who was a convicted paedophile to help convict 18 people sexually exploiting young women and girls shocked many. Adrian Kingswell, a retired Senior Investigating Officer specialising in covert policing, considers whether the time has come to be more open about police use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS).

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Police informants: It’s time to review the contract

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