Which term describes a person who does not request confidentiality for their identity?

Which term describes a person who does not request confidentiality for their identity?

• A. Confidential informant
• B. Anonymous informant
• C. Non-confidential informant
• D. Informant

Answer: (C)

In informant work, confidentiality status describes whether the investigator will protect the informant’s identity. If someone does not request confidentiality, their identity is not protected and can be disclosed; that person is described as a non-confidential informant. This matches the situation of someone willing to be identified and not seeking anonymity. The other terms imply some form of protection (confidential or anonymous) or are too generic to specify how the identity is treated, which is why they don’t fit as well.

In informant work, confidentiality status describes whether the investigator will protect the informant’s identity. If someone does not request confidentiality, their identity is not protected and can be disclosed; that person is described as a non-confidential informant. This matches the situation of someone willing to be identified and not seeking anonymity. The other terms imply some form of protection (confidential or anonymous) or are too generic to specify how the identity is treated, which is why they don’t fit as well.