article_snippet.sent: But Andrew Sadek's death is raising questions about the use of young, low-level drug offenders as confidential informants and if confidential informants should confidential informants be given more detailed information about the dangers.
article_snippet.sent: American Civil Liberties Union spokeswoman Jennifer Cook said informants are doing a dangerous part of law enforcement, without the training. '
article_snippet.sent: The safety risks associated with informant use can far outweigh the benefits,' American Civil Liberties Union spokeswoman Jennifer Cook said.
article_snippet.sent: Officials have said that confidential drug informants, who are often young and low-level drug offenders, need to be more educated of the dangers that come with the job .
article_snippet.sent: Colleges have faced scrutiny for allowing police to use students as confidential informants, while Andrew Sadek's's mother has questioned whether officers pressured Andrew Sadek's son . '
article_snippet.sent: U.S. Justice Department guidelines state that authorities should consider the risk of harm to a potential l informant, but do not say that the person should be informed of the risks.
article_snippet.sent: Los Angeles-based Loyola Law School professor Alexandra Natapoff said the use of criminal informants 'is almost entirely unregulated' across the country, though that is beginning to change.
article_snippet.sent: The Florida Legislature in 2009 passed 'Rachel's Law,' requiring police to adopt policies to protect informants, after 23-year-old Rachel Hoffman was shot to death in 2008 while working as an informant.
article_snippet.sent: Rachel's Law is 'only the beginning of the protections that we need for young, vulnerable informants,' Los Angeles-based Loyola Law School professor Alexandra Natapoff said.
highlights_snippet.sent: He death raises questions about the use of young, low-level drug offenders as confidential informants .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Officials wonder if these people should be given more detailed information about the dangers of working as informants .