A high-profile Georgia police shooting has brought fresh congressional attention to how the nation’s police departments use confidential informants.
Today a congressional panel heard from experts who said law enforcement agencies need more oversight. One experts said the government’s use of criminal informants is largely secretive, unregulated and unaccountable.
One example of abuse was the death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. Atlanta police officers shot Johnston to death while doing a drug raid on her home allegedly based on an informant’s information. Officers have since admitted to making up the information to get a no-knock search warrant.
Today a congressional panel heard from experts who said law enforcement agencies need more oversight. One experts said the government’s use of criminal informants is largely secretive, unregulated and unaccountable.
One example of abuse was the death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. Atlanta police officers shot Johnston to death while doing a drug raid on her home allegedly based on an informant’s information. Officers have since admitted to making up the information to get a no-knock search warrant.
