Surveillance Techniques Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of a fixed surveillance (stationary surveillance) operation?
Answer: To observe a specific location over a period of time
Fixed surveillance involves monitoring a specific location from a stationary position to observe and document activity.
In mobile surveillance, what is the recommended following distance in urban traffic to avoid detection?
Answer: One to three car lengths
One to three car lengths is standard in urban mobile surveillance to maintain visual contact without appearing obvious.
Which technique involves multiple investigators coordinating to follow a subject without a single vehicle being noticed?
Answer: Leap-frogging
Leap-frogging involves team members taking turns as the lead vehicle so no single vehicle is consistently behind the subject.
When photographing a subject during surveillance, what is the most important element to capture for evidentiary value?
Answer: Time-stamped images showing the subject, location, and activity
Time-stamped images that show the subject, their location, and the activity they are engaged in provide the strongest evidentiary value.
What does the term 'burned' mean in surveillance operations?
Answer: The subject has become aware of the surveillance
'Burned' means the subject has identified or become suspicious of the surveillance, compromising the operation.
Which of the following is a legal concern when conducting surveillance from a public street in the US?
Answer: Observing activities visible to the public is generally lawful
In the US, observing and recording activities that are visible from public spaces is generally considered lawful under the plain view doctrine.