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TY - JOUR
T1 - Juvenile informers
T2 - Is it appropriate to use children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources?
AU - Gillespie, Alisdair
N1 - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-law-journal/article/juvenile-informers-is-it-appropriate-to-use-children-as-covert-human-intelligence-sources/36D33D2DD121201775DDAD9F533C5EAC The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, The Cambridge Law Journal, 79, (3), pp 459 - 489 2020, © 2020 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Recently, attention has been given to the question as to whether children should be used as covert human intelligence sources (CHIS), aka informers. Being a CHIS is a risky endeavour, particularly when the person is deployed against serious crime, for example, gang violence. Questions arise over the propriety of using adolescents as CHIS, and whether the regulation of covert sources serves to minimise the risk to them. This article considers the regulatory environment. It concludes that the use of juveniles as CHIS can be justified, but that additional safeguards must be put in place to ensure their safety.
AB - Recently, attention has been given to the question as to whether children should be used as covert human intelligence sources (CHIS), aka informers. Being a CHIS is a risky endeavour, particularly when the person is deployed against serious crime, for example, gang violence. Questions arise over the propriety of using adolescents as CHIS, and whether the regulation of covert sources serves to minimise the risk to them. This article considers the regulatory environment. It concludes that the use of juveniles as CHIS can be justified, but that additional safeguards must be put in place to ensure their safety.
KW - Surveillance
KW - Informers
KW - Covert Policing
KW - Children
U2 - 10.1017/S0008197320000549
DO - 10.1017/S0008197320000549
M3 - Journal article
VL - 79
SP - 459
EP - 489
JO - The Cambridge Law Journal
JF - The Cambridge Law Journal
SN - 0008-1973
IS - 3
ER -