Beginner Investigator

This second edition serves as both a comprehensive first step for the aspiring private investigator as well as a useful resource for the experienced investigator.

This book is designed to provide the essential knowledge and procedures needed to operate successfully as a private investigator. It is an instructional textbook for those desiring a career as a private investigator, and a resource manual that can be an invaluable tool for later reference.

This book describes the range of investigations for which a professional investigator's services might be required such as criminal investigations, fraud detection and investigation, surveillance, arson and insurance, skip tracing, and missing persons. This handy resource also covers everything from how to set up, market, and run an agency to the ethics of confidentiality and conflict of interest.

This book can be used as a textbook for classroom study, for preparation for required state examinations, and as an update and refresher for veteran investigators. Thougs its focus is private investigation, its contents are relevant to law enforcement, security, and insurance and fraud investigation.

This 3rd edition provides complete coverage of the investigative process.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the professional requirements, investigative techniques, and legal responsibilities of the modern investigator. It supplies private and corporate security professionals with best-practice investigative techniques, highlights the risks that investigators are likely to encounter, and details what PIs can and can’t do in the eyes of the law.