Maine Agreement between Informant and Police Department or Other Law Enforcement Agency

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A confidential informants work for the government, often secretly, to gather and provide information or to testify, sometimes in exchange for cash or leniency in punishment for their own crimes. Courts have clearly recognized that confidential police informers play a vital role in law enforcement. The near absolute privilege attached to the identity of these individuals is premised upon the duty of all citizens to aid in enforcing the law and is meant to protect these individuals against retribution from those involved in crime.


This form is a generic example that may be referred to when preparing such a form for your particular state. It is for illustrative purposes only. Local laws should be consulted to determine any specific requirements for such a form in a particular jurisdiction.

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Identifying an informant's true motives for providing information increases the chances of maximizing the quality and quantity of information they provide and being able to conduct an effective criminal investigation while at the same time , keeping everyone involved safe. .

Sources of information may be anonymous callers, police officers, citizen informants and others. Citizen informants generally provide information as a result of their belief in good citizenship, or because they're either witnesses to or victims of crime.

First is the identified citizen informant. This type of informant, i.e. an off-duty policeman, is deemed the most reliable of the three and is highly-credited by the courts.

The blanket term informant covers two distinct types of informers: citizen-informants, and police confidential informers.

As nouns the difference between informer and informant is that informer is one who informs someone else about something while informant is one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

Citizen-informants are people who just happen to witness or otherwise have knowledge about a crime, and who approach the police with that info without expecting anything in return. Example: Jerry is involved in a bar brawl in which someone is stabbed.

A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT IS A SECRET SOURCE WHO, THROUGH A CONTACT OFFICER, SUPPLIES INFORMATION ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO THE POLICE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT. THERE ARE BASICALLY TWO TYPES OF POLICE INVESTIGATION, REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE.

THREE TYPES OF POLICE INFORMANTS INCLUDE CRIMINALS, CITIZENS, AND POLICE OFFICERS. THE CRIMINAL USUALLY INFORMS FOR SOME POLICE FAVOR, BUT CAN CREATE RELIABILITY PROBLEMS. USUALLY, CRIMINAL INFORMANTS MUST HAVE PROVIDED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST OR INFORMATION IMPLICATING THEMSELVES.

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Maine Agreement between Informant and Police Department or Other Law Enforcement Agency