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43A – Vice, Drugs and Organized Crime <br /> <br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 6 of 7 <br />or wire communication must comply with the provisions of <br />Chapter 272, section 99. Given the complicated <br />provisions and intricate procedures set out in that statute, <br />electronic or mechanical eavesdropping or surveillance <br />should not be undertaken unless all devices and procedures <br />have been reviewed by the office of the District Attorney, <br />Attorney General, or the U.S. Attorney. <br /> <br />c. Undercover Activities <br /> <br />i. A police undercover agent must guard against making any <br />unethical arrangement, or any unlawful agreement, or in <br />any way condoning the commission of a crime, in return for <br />criminal information regardless of its potential value. <br />ii. A police undercover agent must be careful not to <br />compromise his/her position as a police officer or to <br />discredit the reputation of the police department in carrying <br />out his/her duties. <br />iv. A police undercover agent must take care to avoid any <br />allegations of entrapment in gathering criminal evidence. <br />(Entrapment is defined as actions taken by a law <br />enforcement officer to induce another person to commit a <br />crime through persuasion or enticement when such other <br />person was not predisposed to do so.) <br />v. Police undercover agents should be systematically rotated <br />back to their regular duties every couple of years as too <br />much time in this stressful position can attribute to burnout of <br />the employee. This is particularly important in the case of <br />officers assigned to undercover vice and narcotics <br />investigations. Generally speaking, these assignments will <br />last no more than three years. <br /> <br />d. Review of Undercover Operations <br /> <br />i. Undercover operations shall be periodically analyzed to <br />determine their effectiveness and to justify their continuance. <br />ii. An undercover assignment should be terminated when its <br />purpose has been achieved or when the specific crime <br />problem can be controlled by regular police operations. <br />iii. An undercover operation should be a means toward a <br />specific goal and should not be permitted to become a self- <br />perpetuating permanent assignment. <br /> <br />e. Disguises: <br /> <br />i. While assuming and maintaining undercover identities, an <br />officer may legally: <br /> <br />(a) Use a disguise;