Undercover Investigations / Edition 3

by J Kirk Barefoot

Overview

Undercover Investigations 3ed will serve as a training text for anyone entering the undercover field. Its previous editions have been used to train police officers, and intelligence agents in addition to private security personnel.

Undercover Investigations has a dual purpose; it can be used as a blueprint for any security manager or other handler of undercover agents. Undercover Investigations, which has been recognized by judges as the definitive work in this field, is now completely updated and expanded to include more information on drugs in the workplace, and entrapment. Its principles serve as the standard against which undercover operations are measured.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750696456
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/07/1995
Edition description:	3rd ed
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	4.38(w) x 7.38(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Historical background and present-day usage
Selection and recruitment of undercover personnel
Training
Establishing the cover
The assignment
Roping and privacy
Entrapment and testimony
Supervision and communications
The burn
Shopping investigations and surveillance
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"Covers a wide spectrum of topics in a comprehensive manner...succeeds at both, demonstrating thorough subject knowledge and presenting information clearly. New and seasoned agents alike will benefit from this work, as will security executives starting a program or evaluating their current operations" —Security Management, February 1996

"This book is designed as a training manual and is filled with practical advice for newcomers to the field as well as useful reminders for those with some undercover experience." —Canadian Security, September 1996

From the Publisher

A text for training police officers, intelligence agents, and private security personnel, with a blueprint for managing and developing the in-house undercover investigative function. This third edition includes chapters on drugs in the workplace and entrapment, and a new section on invasion of privacy and labor spying. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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