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What is it like to work undercover?

Published by Stephen Bentley on December 26, 2015

Undercover Work? – What’s it Like? As an undercover veteran, I was intrigued by this question when I spotted it in a Quora forum. I was even more intrigued by the first of the answers. That answer is reproduced in full below. It is written by Tim Dees, a criminal justice technology writer and consultant. His Quora profile adds that he is a retired police officer and criminal justice college professor, now writing on applications of technology in law enforcement and corrections. Dees is therefore an academic now and a popular one at that! His answers on Quora have exceeded 500k in the past 30 days! He is a retired cop from Reno. A lot of what he says below is correct, but I do take issue with…

Undercover Cop – What Would You Do Next?

Published by Stephen Bentley on December 7, 2015

Try Your Hand at Being an Undercover Cop As an undercover cop what would you do given the following situation? It happened to me in real life and the detail of the encounter will be revealed in full in my forthcoming book. The chapter will also reveal just what happened and the results. I’ll give you a clue – think out of the box! Undercover cop police work is dangerous, no more so than when you have infiltrated, like me, close to the top echelons of a major drugs cartel. Possibly one of the largest gangs that ever existed, and the work I did certainly helped result in one of the largest seizures of drugs by any law enforcement agency anywhere in the world! Here is…

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My True Undercover Detective Book is One Step Closer

My True Undercover Detective Book is One Step Closer

Published by Stephen Bentley on November 17, 2015

To Being Completed …… Three cheers and a huge hip hurrah for my sister! She arrived in the Philippines last week suitcase full of my important stuff I had left behind in England. The Holy Bible that Dad bought for us all when we were kids. It must have cost a fortune then back in the day and boy! It’s heavy! Five kilograms in weight! I love that Book, not just because of the Scriptures, but also because it is replete with prints of famous Rembrandts and Reubens paintings depicting Biblical scenes. As you are aware, from my newsletter, I have a “forthcoming book” in the pipeline. It is my story. A true story of a remarkable part of my life as an undercover detective…

“Barrister Speak”: A Guide

Published by Stephen Bentley on October 8, 2015

I shamelessly reproduce this post on a blog from a barrister finding his way through the criminal justice system in England. I thank my London lawyer friend who posted the dialog on Facebook. It deserves as wide an audience as possible. It is so “on the button” and so true. Sometimes the barrister jargon backfires on the speaker. It happened to me once in front of a senior judge at Inner London Crown Court. Whatever I said to him, and of course in “barrister speak” but I forget exactly what I said, was not fully understood by the learned judge. I was in one of those awkward spots when the client was being extremely difficult if not impossible, and I had to convey to the judge…

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Madeleine McCann detectives contact Australia over body find – NY Daily News

Published by Stephen Bentley on July 28, 2015

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are working with police in Australia, where the remains of a girl were found. Source: Madeleine McCann detectives contact Australia over body find – NY Daily News This is an article by the NY Daily News. An unidentified body of a girl has been found in Australia. Note the word unidentified. Now how can any newspaper run a story linking it to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007? How must the parents of Madeleine feel? I suspect that they are used to this garbage reporting but it must still hurt. Disgusting! My blog is primarily to write about my expat life here. However in light of my past work experience, I must from time to…

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What is it like to work undercover?

Undercover Cop – What Would You Do Next?

My True Undercover Detective Book is One Step Closer

“Barrister Speak”: A Guide

Madeleine McCann detectives contact Australia over body find – NY Daily News