What can be done to protect Crime Stoppers programs being operated in the schools?
Crime Stoppers tips should not be given in a face-to-face or in-person manner. The Crime Stoppers and informer’s privilege is not absolute, and there are a few rare occasions when a court will order the disclosure of an informant’s identity. Now that the Hinterlong decision also provides a procedure in civil cases, there is a greater possibility that if a tipster’s identity is known, it may later be involuntarily disclosed. Our children should not be exposed to such risks, no matter how remote, when there are alternative methods of communicating the information. Back to List / Back to Top Is everyone in agreement that Crime Stoppers school programs should cease taking tips in-person, face-to-face, or under circumstances where either the law enforcement officer or the school official knows the identity of the informant? Experienced Crime Stoppers practitioners, including the founder of Crime Stoppers, Greg MacAleese, concur in the opinion that Crime Stoppers programs in the schools shou
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