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Because of confidentially, it’s hard to say what campus informants make, but considering the amount of work, time, and even risk is involved, it’s hard to imagine them being only in it for the justice. Of course, there’s also the risk of being loathed by many peers if the truth ever got out, but for those looking to earn money without having to travel far, or are interested in a future in law enforcement, undercover work could be an interesting experience and a fine credential.

The work usually involves simply buying drugs from other students and reporting it to police, though a more controversial step after that is to sometimes offer the offending student levity for going back to his local source wearing a wire. After working for campus or local police, a stool pigeon could even graduate to a government organization like the US Drug Enforcement, which, though involving much more dangerous deals than those of a college campus, has a huge budget.

 
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