A police officer is using an informant to purchase drugs at a popular bar known for drug activity. The officer tells the informant, I don't care what you have to do, just buy drugs from anyone inside and you'll get your money
What legal question may arise following an arrest during this operation?
A) Fourth Amendment issues disallowing the evidence.
B) First Amendment issues by infringing on protected free speech in public areas.
C) Entrapment issues based on the instructions given to the informant.
D) Duress of the informant.
(Question #2) A police officer stops a car for a traffic violation. The officer conducts a legal search of the vehicle after obtaining consent from the driver. The officer discovered three ounces of cocaine in the car. The driver is given a choice to be charged with felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance or cooperate with the police to identify and arrest the source of the cocaine.
What may motivate the driver to become an informant in this case? In other words, identify the category of informant the driver is most likely to fall under?
A) The fearful informant
B) The financially motivated informant
C) The revengeful informant
D) The reformed informant
(Question #3) An undercover police officer is using an informant in order to be introduced to a local drug dealer. Just prior to the operation, the informant, a convicted drug dealer himself, failed to meet the officer and purchased drugs without the officer present. The informant turned over the drugs to the officer immediately after the transaction.
What problem does this situation exemplify when dealing with informants?
A) Informants are difficult to control.
B) Informants may be a source of embarrassment to the department.
C) Informants have questionable credibility in court.
D) Informants are highly motivated to get the job over with and often have difficulty waiting.
(Question #4) Of the following, which category of informants has been proven to be the most valuable in police investigations?
A) Average citizens
B) Fellow law enforcement officers
C) Mentally ill persons
D) Criminals or their associates
(Question #5) Which crime below would typically require the use of an informant?
A) A burglary investigation
B) A gambling ring investigation
C) A robbery investigation
D) A sexual assault investigation
(Question #6) Police use informants to solve certain crimes. Which person below falls under the typical definition of an
informant?
A) Anyone who provides information of an investigative nature to law enforcement.
B) Victims.
C) Complainants in cases where the complainant is also the victim, especially in crimes against persons.
D) All of the above are considered informants
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