In the Field by
John Grogan, CMI
The author discusses tips for marketing, surveillance, PI-related continuing
education, investigative software for Palm Pilots and how to improve your PI
income.
Surveillance: Rights of Surveillance Subjects of Issue
of Concern by Bill Kirzorek
The author explains the effect of California civil code 1708.8 (protection
of privacy) on surveillance and discusses the growing prohibition on using
pretext during investigations and its effect on surveillance.
Tricks of the Trade, Records Resources: An Overview by
Ed Pankau, CLI, CPP, DABFE, Associate Editor
Recommends various types of databases that would be useful to PIs, including
resources for free newspaper searches, credit reporting agencies, public record
research agencies, financial crimes enforcement network, treasury enforcement
computer system, Interpol, National Crime Information Center and law enforcement
and police.
PI Profiles, John Lajoie: Working Hard for his Clients
and the Profession by Ellisa Galt
Profiles PI, John Lajoie of Massachusetts, who specializes in criminal defense
and homicide.
PI Profiles, Pam Sween: from Finding Property to People by
Ellisa Galt
Profiles PI, Pam Sween of Arizona, who specializes in missing heirs and title
investigations.
PI Profiles, Harry Ulferts: His Reputation Preceeds
Him by Ellisa Galt
Profiles PI, Harry Ulferts of Illinois, a former police officer with 28 years
experience who is also a certified latent print examiner and fingerprint expert,
certified through the International Association for Identification (IAI). His
specialty is forensics and fingerprinting, although he also works missing heirs
and locating missing persons cases.
David Kale: In the Business of Investigation by
Bob Mackowiak
Profiles PI, David Kale of California, who specializes in insurance fraud investigations,
although he also takes on missing persons, lost loves, background searches
and some corporate investigation . He is the author of the book, Insurance
Fraud Guide.
Case Mangement 101 by Paul Purcell
The author provides recommendations, including tools, techniques and software
for good case management, to increase your efficiency in order to save time
and increase you company's profit margin. It also show you how to improve
your final report and increase the accuracy of your invoice.
16 Unique and Little-know Tips for Pulling Information
from the Net by Ralph Thomas
Includes how to see hidden code and info behind a website, how to find out
how many sites are linking to a specific site, how to get to a front page of
a site, finding pages within a specific server, how to find out if the site
is paying for a search engine position, who owns the website, is the owner
a spam abuser and more.
Nothing but the Truth by Bill Palmer
An ongoing listing of new and upcoming true-crime books and audio tapes, based
primarily on information received from the publishers.
Kansas Wins!! by Charles P. Stephenson
The President of the Kansas Association of Private Investigators (KAPI) relates
how KAPI won its class action lawsuit against the Kansas City, Missouri Board
of Police Commissioners in regard to what it termed to be an illegally mandated
licensing fee increase for Private Security Officers and Private Detectives.
After four years of litigation in state and federal courts, a refund of all monies
paid for licenses from 9/29/88 through 8/30/00 was ordered by the court.
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