Abstract:
The subject of thesis is about confidential informant on Drug Crime Investigation in Thailand. The purpose of this thesis is studying the background and role of informant in drug crime investigations in Thailand and studying the relationship between investigators and informant in drug enforcement work to analyze the impact of using informant in drug crime investigations. It is a qualitative study with documented research and in-depth interviews from key informants. It consists of 27 government officials, informant, and justice personnel. Studies have shown that spy are a tactic of finding evidence since ancient time until society developed legal and criminal justice. The method of using informant has therefore been deployed in the investigative work of police officers, whose missions maintain order within the state and criminal control. The expected role of the informant is any action that responds to the drug enforcement investigation mission as the authoritys desire. This is a task that the officer cannot do as an officer himself or may require a long period of time. The role of an informant it will be classify as an importance role depending on the subjective perspective of the individual officer. The pattern of relationships between investigators and individuals informant varies depending on the partner style. The use of informant has had an impact in many ways, for example: informant must be in a cycle of offenses and can return to repeat offenses and given its confidential nature, it is difficult to monitor the transparency of work that affects many societies and criminal justice processes. The approach to improving investigations by using informant that fit the context of Thailand should therefore amend the Drug Prosecution Procedure Act B.E. 2550 (2007), Section 1. Identifying investigations by using informant, developing a criminal justice system for all parties to adhere to the principles of finding truth in the material and creating better regulatory measures.