The development of formal Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) management processes has occurred over the last decade in many intelligence and law enforcement agencies, world-wide, as part of a greater emphasis on "Intelligence Led Policing" and operations, however, the relationship between law enforcement and intelligence agencies and those in the criminal world is fraught with risk as the relationship prone to unethical conduct.
This answer to this problem is the implementation of a formal CHIS management system and processes, which include the definition and implementation of policies and directives governing the relationship between officers and informants to mitigate the risk of illegal behavior.
Human Intelligence (HUMINT) continues to provide some of the most critical information to agencies. Those "agents" that provide the information to "case officers" often do so at great personal risk to themselves and their families. It is for this reason that agents’ personal information and the intelligence provided is carefully secured and controlled in a highly granular manner within Securinex’s system. It is also vital that all individuals’ actions are documented, approved, recorded and audited to ensure that all actions are proportionate, legal and ethical.
Securinex's CHIS application achieves these vital functions and puts system security at the forefront. The system can be deployed in a "secure cloud" or "on-prem" configuration, and customizable to each agencies system and policy requirements.