Chapter 8 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

81025.9.1 Supervised Persons Acting As Informers Procedures

• Parole Agent

  • Advises law enforcement agency to submit request (on official letterhead stationery) signed by an agency command person with the following specific information:

    • Activity supervised person will be involved in.

    • Duration of activity.

    • Scope of the activity.

    • Travel from area required by activity.

    • Planned procedures to protect supervised person during and after activity.

  • Contacts supervised person and determines:

    • If supervised person wishes to act as an informer.

    • If supervised person knows potential danger involved.

  • Informs supervised person that supervision will continue and that informant status does not exempt supervised person from being subject to parole violations or remedial sanctions.

  • Conducts case review with unit supervisor, and documents the case review on a confidential memorandum.

  • Prepares specific plan of supervision, including anti-narcotic testing, to be followed while supervised person is in informer status.

  • Places law enforcement agency letter of request, written case review and report in envelope marked “Confidential”.

  • All documents dealing with supervised person informer status shall be marked “Confidential” and processed per instructions on handling confidential documents.

  • In the event a supervised person requests to become an informer while pending a parole violation, the violation shall be adjudicated in accordance with current DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD) policy. The violation report or Parole Violation Decision Making Instrument adjudication document shall include a written report addressing the circumstances of the request (e.g., supervised person is in custody with a hold, suspended, or has a revocation proceeding scheduled).

  • Submits entire package to District Administrator via the unit supervisor for review and approval.

• Unit Supervisor

  • Reviews package and forwards it with recommendation to District Administrator.

• District Administrator

  • Reviews package and approves or denies informant program request.

• Parole Agent

  • Initiates approved Informer program if approved by the District Administrator.