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NCISS Educating Capitol Hill by Jimmie Mesis, Publisher
Explains the role of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services
(NCISS) in lobbying with state representatives and legislative aides to inform,
educate, and recruit co-sponsors for pending legislation that will affect our
profession. Discusses lobbying efforts in favor of HR1543, known as the “Civil
Rights and Employee Investigation and Clarification Act” as a revision
to the Fair Credit and Reporting Act.
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Townsend Heads IASIR Committee
Robert Townsend, current chair of the Legislative Public Awareness Committee
of the National Association of Legal Investigators, Inc. (NALI) was named chair
of the International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators'
committee to develop a national licensing act.
Natural Born Leader: Profile of Eddy McClain, Statesman
of the Investigative Profession by Kitty Hailey,
CLI Ò , CFE
Profiles the selfless efforts of Eddy McClain whose twenty-five years of service
on the board of the National Council of Investigative and Security Specialists
(NCISS) have contributed so much to advancing the profession.
A Violation of Trust: California Investigator Jailed by
Grace Elting Castle, CLI ® and Francie
Koehler
Mary “Francie” Koehler, well-known leader
of the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI),
who was jailed in April, 2002 on suspicion of transporting drugs
into a California jail, tells the story of her ordeal.
The Privacy Rights of Dead Giraffes by Don
C. Johnson
Explores the issue of strong privacy laws that can come at the expense of public
record access policies as it affects the private investigator.
Stimulating the Economy of Every Investigator by
Mark E. Battersby
How PIs can reap the maximum benefits of the economic stimulus package, known
as the “Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002” (H.R. 3090).
Discusses how to take advantage of the depreciation bonus and retroactive rule
changes that can provide tax refunds.
Process Serving 101 by Joseph P. Butler
Discusses the advantages of adding professional service of process to the list
of available services from your investigative agency. Provides pointers that
define the difference between a “professional” process server
and just another process server.
Biometrics: a New Investigative Tool by Gayle
Trent
Discusses the implications of use of biometrics for PIs. Biometrics is the
science of identifying people based upon unique physical characteristics and/or
personal traits, including fingerprints, hand geometry, facial structure, scent,
thermal image, and iris or retina pattern, voice pattern handwriting or acoustic
signature.
House Cleaning Your Computer by Edie Elting
Defines the most often neglected but critical tasks to maintain your computer,
including how to avoid and “fix” computer viruses, disk defragmentation,
scanning for disk errors, software updates and file backups .
To Deceive or Nor … Oregon's GATTI Case by
Thia Bell
Discusses the implications of Oregon's Gatti Rule – the “anti-lying
rule” that was interpreted to include prosecutors, so that no Oregon
lawyer or his or her agent could engage in, encourage or sanction deceptive
practice by police or other investigators.
A Case of Ethics: Finding Birth Relatives by
by Grace Elting Castle, CLI ®
Defines the secret “how-tos” to successful birth relative adoption
searches, other birth parent searches or child location investigations. Lists
helpful resources including websites.
Ethics, Investigations, Clients … Just What
Do They All Have in Common? by William H. Malpass,
CLI Ò , LCI, MCI
Provides recommendations on ethical practices for PIs in regard to advertising,
contracts, retainers, informing the client, reimbursements, confidentiality,
working the case and court testimony.
Private Security Industry Act, 2001: The United Kingdom's
Licensing Law
by Tony Imossi, ABI President
This international section feature discusses the background of the Act
and explains its current implications and licensing conditions. The Association
of British Investigators (ABI) has devoted considerable time and effort to preparing
and publishing an explanation of this Act.
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