Question

possible points: 4
the police force in california have been working to take down a statewide ring of drug dealers for the past six months. in order to help them do their job, they have decided to seek out someone that engages in criminal activity with the ring who is willing to give them inside information. what would the police force call this individual?
○ insider
○ tattletale
○ assistant
○ confidential informant

Explanation:

The question is about identifying the term for a person within a criminal ring who provides information to the police. A "confidential informant" is a person who, while involved in criminal activity, provides information to law enforcement in confidence to help with investigations. "Insider" is too general, "tattletale" is informal and negative, and "assistant" doesn't capture the role of providing secret information. So the correct term is "confidential informant".

Answer:

D. confidential informant