A covert operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an assumed cover to conceal the identity of the party responsible.

This article explores the integral role of undercover operations and surveillance in the United States criminal justice process. Beginning with a historical overview, the article delineates the evolution of these practices and their milestones, emphasizing their contemporary significance.

Sep 24, 2013 · “Undercover Activities” means any investigative activity involving the use of an assumed name or cover identity by an employee of the FBI or another Federal, state, or local law enforcement organization working with the FBI.

Undercover operations are the third special investigative tool included in the Organized Crime Convention. Undercover operations occur where investigators infiltrate criminal networks or pose as offenders to uncover organized crime activity.

I. INTRODUCTION ss of the law enforcement mission. Successful undercover activities and operations have proven to be effective techniques to detect, prevent, solve and prosecute criminal activities. The inherent dangers of undercover operations, coupled with legal and policy implications, require that considerable management review and over

Mar 8, 2017 · The following Guidelines on the use of undercover activities and operations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are issued under the authority of the Attorney General provided in Title 28, United States Code, Sections 509, 510, and 533.

Undercover operations, usually coupled with a cooperating witness or an informant, permit us to get inside a criminal apparatus and stay there long enough to find out how it works and who the players are. Undercover work is an exceedingly cost effective method of getting at problems that could not be solved in any other way. 246

After reviewing the history of police undercover practices in the United States, this article examines internal and external policies that guide the use of undercover law enforcement methods, followed by consideration of court cases that had …

undercover operations with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; may seek operational assistance for an undercover operation from any suitable informant,...

To effectively thwart various national security threats, such as transnational criminal organizations and terrorism, the U.S. must adopt a robust, cohesive, and coordinated national Undercover Operations (OPS) strategy at the Federal, state, and local levels.