Health and legal issues in undercover narcotics investigations: Misrepresented evidence
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TL;DR
Some types of psychological disturbances found to occur in narcotics agents who use undercover investigative methods are outlined and popular notions of multiple personalities as a mental injury caused by prolonged role played pseudoidentities are dismissed.
Abstract
Abstract This paper outlines some types of psychological disturbances found to occur in narcotics agents who use undercover investigative methods. Research results and other clinical findings dismiss popular notions of multiple personalities as a mental injury caused by prolonged role played pseudoidentities. Coping strategies for dealing with certain paranoid reactions are seen as potential sources of contamination in the gathering of evidence of criminal activity. Issues related to questions of health versus operative talents in selecting for personal suitability for undercover work are presented.