CFA Standards Manual Fourth Edition - Okaloosa County Sheriff's ...

Standard18.03M A directive establishes procedures for therecruitment, control, and use of confidentialinformants in accordance with Florida Statutes, andincludes at a minimum:A. A master file of all confidential informants used by theagency;B. Content of the file to include an individual assessmentof each prospective confidential informant;ReviewmethodsC. Maintenance and security of confidential informant files; I, OSD. Protection of the identity of the confidential informant; IE. Criteria for paying confidential informants, if applicable; IF. Precautions to be taken with confidential informants toinclude informants whose participation may make aninvestigation more susceptible to compromise throughIalleged improprieties;G. Special precautions to be taken with juvenile informants;H. Level of supervisory approval before a juvenile is used; II. Training of all personnel involved in the use orrecruitment of confidential informants in the agency policy Irequirements and procedures; andJ. A documented annual administrative review of agencypractices to ensure conformity with agency policies,procedures, and Florida Statute.Compliance keysQty initialQtyreaccredWritten directive addressing elements of thestandard.O1 1Observation of master file, maintenance system,and file security (including electronic/computerized systems).Files with confidential information redacted. 1 1Documentation of annual review 1 3YDFlorida Statute 914.28 1 1Documentation of training Sampling SamplingCFA 3.0 – 18.03, 18.04Assessor GuidelinesAssessors will conduct interviewsand should ask to conduct nonintrusiveobservation of files forsecurity and maintenance.Accreditation Manager NotesRefer to “Guidelines for FloridaState And Local Law EnforcementAgencies in Dealing WithConfidential Informants” whendeveloping directive.Comparative compliance (BulletsB, H, I, and J)Change notice 4.0.16 07/01/09Change notice 4.0.17 0/28/2009Change notice 4.0.18 02/03/201018:3June 2012