Undercover Operations

This course will provide curriculum regarding drug interception investigative techniques in an undercover setting for narcotic investigators in the field. The course discusses multijurisdictional standards and techniques utilized by investigators in undercover counterdrug operations. The attendee learns the skills utilized in advanced undercover roles while performing multijurisdictional task force operations. Included are the complexities of the selection process for undercover agents, the various roles and responsibilities of an undercover operation, planning an undercover operation, long range undercover operations requiring the officer to function outside of an officer�s immediate jurisdiction, undercover intelligence, basic surveillance techniques, the use and management of informants, the undercover operation process, flash roll management, undercover roles in �reverse� undercover settings, special concerns for women in undercover operations, dangers of undercover operations and psychological concerns for the undercover agent, and undercover operation risk management.

Course Objectives

• Utilize methods for selecting undercover agents that are best suited for a specific undercover operation
• Understand the various roles and responsibilities associated with carrying out an undercover operation
• Understand, use, and control various types of informants
• Identify the dangers of using informants and how to prevent dangerous situations when using informants
• Utilize reverse undercover operations properly as well as techniques for the management of flash rolls
• Recognize the danger associated with undercover operations as well as psychological warning signs of undercover agents

Overview of topics

• Selection of Undercover Agents
• Responsibilities of the Undercover Operation
• Planning the Undercover Operation
• Undercover Intelligence
• Preparing for the Undercover Role
• Informants
• Conducting the Undercover Operation
• Reversal Operations
• Undercover Dangers
• Risk Management

To register for a class, call the contact listed with that class below:

	Course Schedule and Contacts
Date Class ID Location Contact Name Contact Phone 2/7/2011 13986 MCALLEN, TX SHANE BONNETTE (210)692-1684 2/16/2011 14006 JACKSONVILLE, FL JARED PADILA (904)256-5947 2/28/2011 13993 SANDY, UT B.L. SMITH (801)568-7240 4/4/2011 13956 ELKRIDGE, MD RUTH PHILLIPS (301)489-1751 7/27/2011 13958 IRVING, TX LT DAN CAUBLE (972)915-9526

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