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The recruitment and management of agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations

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dc.contributor.advisor Lochner, Hendrik Thomas
dc.contributor.author Naicker, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-18T09:10:43Z
dc.date.available 2017-07-18T09:10:43Z
dc.date.issued 2017-02
dc.identifier.citation Naicker, Kevin (2017) The recruitment and management of agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22909>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22909
dc.description Text in English en
dc.description.abstract The organized and sophisticated way in which criminal targets conduct the crime of drug trafficking, necessitates the use of undercover agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations. The goal of this research was to determine how agents should be recruited and managed for undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations. The correct recruitment and management processes when dealing with agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations, which enable investigators to follow a logical sequence, was explored by the researcher. The entire recruitment process of agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations was discussed, from studying the criminal target, identification of a suitable agent and then the recruitment process itself. Legal aspects and administrative processes to be utilized to manage agents were discussed. The researcher utilized national and international literature sources to gather new and current information on the recruitment of agents in undercover drug trafficking investigations. Interviews were conducted with retired and experienced former South African Police Service (SAPS) officials who managed and recruited agents during their employment in the SAPS. The general purpose of this research was to provide practical recommendations on the best practices for the recruitment and management of agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (ix, 104 pages)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Forensic investigation en
dc.subject Crime information en
dc.subject Crime intelligence en
dc.subject Evidence en
dc.subject Undercover drug trafficking investigations en
dc.subject Agents en
dc.subject Criminal targets en
dc.subject Recruitment strategies en
dc.subject Operational management of agents en
dc.subject.ddc 363.450968
dc.subject.lcsh Drug enforcement agents -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Undercover operations -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Drug traffic -- Investigation -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh South African Police Service
dc.subject.lcsh Criminal investigation -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Informers -- South Africa
dc.title The recruitment and management of agents in undercover drug trafficking criminal investigations en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Police Practice en
dc.description.degree M.Tech. (Forensic Investigation)


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