Supergrasses and Informers: An Informal History of Undercover Police Work

By James Morton and James Morton

Book Overview

This work traces the role of the informer through history, from the fig babblers of Ancient Greece to the supergrasses of the 1970s. It looks at the behaviour of the police in infiltrating criminal enterprises, examining the fine line between undercover agent and agent provocateur.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0751514098
• ISBN13: 9780751514094
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Warner Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 7.0"