Ratting: The Use and Abuse of Informants in the American Justice System

by Robert M. Bloom

Showing informants in a variety of contexts provides a broader picture of them, and highlights the potential pitfalls associated with their use within our criminal justice system. Police depend on insiders to prosecute the perpetrators of many of the so-called victimless crimes like drug dealing, money laundering and political corruption. As victimless crimes have grown, so has the use of informants. Providing insights into law enforcement techniques...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275968189
• ISBN13: 9780275968182
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"