Inside a Police Informant's Mind
Paul Derry · 2015
Foreword Irwin M. Cohen MOTIVATIONS OF AN INFORMANT Blood Brothers The Agent's Perspective The Handler's Perspective Blood Money Police Pay The Real Money Streets of Blood The Criminal World The World I Lived In A Short Sentence Dealing with Fear Ulterior Motives Paranoia and Diversion The Thrill and Excitement A Day's Work Adrenaline Rush Cold Call Cold Blooded Breaking Bread with My Target Revenge Easing Guilt A Pat on the Back Taking the Train Building a Career Police Study Controlling Conversations Witness Protection Coordinators Gathering Intel for Manipulation Pushing Buttons CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRONG SOURCE HANDLER Dedicated to the Job To Serve and To Protect When They Break When They Are Broken The Price of Policing A Picture of Dedication Trust First Time Trust in an Unlikely Situation Trusting with My Life on the Line The Need for Trust Empathy An Example Training Another Example Caught, Not Taught Understanding Motives A Good Day to Die Evaluating Informants Looking Within Clear and Concise Communication Getting Through Control and Humility Observation Post A Personal Example The Other Side of the Story Outside the Prison Walls Resilience On Call Dramatic Intervention Innovative Thinking Quick Thinking Sense of Humor A Macabre Tale A Fish Story Inhumane World A Vital Skill Discernment Nervous Waiting A Gut Feeling An Open Question An Encounter with Wolves Complacency and Alertness Witness Protection Coordinators Professional Moral Compass By the Book Intelligence and the Wisdom of Experience Only the Best Partners in Crime Brent Mikey Steve Andy and Mike Chris and David Ultimate Partners LOOKING BACK Blank Stares Gifts and Curses of an Informant Curse Gift of Gab Women Taking a Life Perspective Prevention Is Better Than Regret Hours on the Stand Betrayal Collateral Damage The Truth Will Set You Free Life and Death Lessons for Handlers Life as a Rat The Care of My Boy Cling Like a Barnacle It's an Addiction Witness Protection and Starting Over Disorientation Old Habits Finances and Bookkeeping Being Hunted Better Option Final Thoughts Reckless Dangerous Rachel's Law The Handler's Perspective Last Words Appendix A: Police Perspectives on Paul Derry as a Source Appendix B: Words between a Source and His Handlers