Cleansing and corridors
Assessing the state (and future) of police human source management in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15310380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Bleakley (0000-0002-2512-4072, Middlesex University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 483-497 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1034-5329 • E-ISSN: 2206-9542 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10345329.2021.1949795 |
| OpenAlex | W3180934361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Human source management (HSM) is an area of policing that is fraught with ethical and legal risks, and yet until relatively recently has received limited attention in policing literature. This article explores several areas critical to HSM in Australian policing, albeit with global implications. It explores the potential risks of creating arbitrary definitional distinctions in the registration of informants. It also explores the implementation of ‘sterile corridor’ policies separating source handling from operational police, as well as why some police services continue to reject the need for specialist HSM units. Finally, the article looks to the contentious legislative framework around ‘cleansing’ informants before using them as witnesses, requiring them to confess to all criminality (minor or major) before being offered a ‘deal’ by prosecutors. It questions whether this is the future for HSM reform in Australia, and whether or not this is a positive move forward on the road to professionalisation
Criminology · Human rights · Human trafficking · Legislature · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Sociology · State (computer science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Public Administration · Torture, Ethics, and Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |