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8. Pitfalls of Working with Informants

  • Dean A. Dabney and Richard Tewksbury
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Speaking Truth to Power
This chapter is in the book Speaking Truth to Power
© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1. Police and Confidential Informants 1
  5. 2. Study Methods 19
  6. 3. Types of Informants 28
  7. 4. Working with Informants 63
  8. 5. The Game: Th e Impact of Community Context on Informant Use 85
  9. 6. Maintaining Relationships with Informants 107
  10. 7. Benefits of Working with Informants 150
  11. 8. Pitfalls of Working with Informants 166
  12. 9. Summary and Implications 188
  13. References 205
  14. Index 213
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780520964624-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1. Police and Confidential Informants 1
  5. 2. Study Methods 19
  6. 3. Types of Informants 28
  7. 4. Working with Informants 63
  8. 5. The Game: Th e Impact of Community Context on Informant Use 85
  9. 6. Maintaining Relationships with Informants 107
  10. 7. Benefits of Working with Informants 150
  11. 8. Pitfalls of Working with Informants 166
  12. 9. Summary and Implications 188
  13. References 205
  14. Index 213
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