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INVESTIGATOR - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRIVATE DETECTION

NCJ Number
25456
Author(s)
J E ACKROYD
Date Published
1974
Length
125 pages
Annotation
CONSIDERATION OF THE MANY SITUATIONS AND TASKS FACED BY A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ARE COVERED SEPARATELY: DEBTOR TRACING, FINDING OF MISSING PERSONS, MATRIMONIAL ENQUIRIES, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND INDUSTRUAL ESPIONAGE. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE INTERVIEWS OF WITNESSES OR SUSPECTS, GIVING EVIDENCE IN COURT, LAWS OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE, AND SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS. A SEPARATE CHAPTER IS DEVOTED TO THE SUBJECT OF ESTABLISHING ONE'S OWN PRIVATE DETECTIVE BUSINESS.