The process of investigation concepts and strategies for investigators in the private sector
A practical guide for private sector investigators on how to conduct comprehensive investigations
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK
Butterworth-Heinemann
2015
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| Edition: | Fourth edition |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Process of Investigation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part 1 Fundamentals of Security Investigation; CHAPTER 1
- THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS; TWO CATEGORIES OF INVESTIGATION; THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS; THE CREATIVE PROCESS IN INVESTIGATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2
- A COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS; SOURCE OF AUTHORITY AND FUNDING; SOURCES OF INFORMATION; JOB SECURITY; SCOPE OF WORK; IMAGE; CIVIL LIABILITY; TRAINING AND EDUCATION; TECHNICAL RESOURCES; PROFESSIONALISM; CAREER PATHS; ASSISTANCE; PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
- CHAPTER 8
- DISCOVERING COVERT CRIMESDEPLOYMENT OF UNDERCOVER AGENTS; SHOPLIFTING SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCES; Part III BUILDING A CASE; CHAPTER 9
- INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS; INTERVIEWING; INTERROGATION; PREPARING FOR THE INTERROGATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCE; CHAPTER 10
- AN OVERVIEW OF THE INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION PROCESS; DEMEANOR; RAPPORT; INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION; CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW; SELLING THE INTERVIEW; STATEMENT ANALYSIS-THE UNTAINTED STORY; FACT GATHERING; LIFESTYLE INTERVIEWS; COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING; COMMON INTERVIEWER ERRORS; BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEWING; DIAGRAMS
- INTERROGATIONDECISION TO CONFESS; RATIONALIZATION; DENIALS; METHODS OF INTERROGATION; DOCUMENTING THE CONFESSION OR THE INTERVIEW; CONCLUSION; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 11
- EVIDENCE; DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE; SOME RULES AND DEFINITIONS OF EVIDENCE; A FINAL WORD ABOUT EVIDENCE; REFERENCE; CHAPTER 12
- WRITTEN STATEMENTS, ADMISSIONS, AND CONFESSIONS; WRITTEN STATEMENTS; ALLOWABLE USES OF STATEMENTS; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; TYPES OF CONSTRAINTS; CONFESSIONS AND ADMISSIONS; THE WRITTEN ADMISSION; VIDEOTAPED CONFESSIONS; VALUE OF THE CONFESSION; REFERENCE
- OVERLAPPING MISSIONSCONCLUSION; CHAPTER 3
- QUALITIES OF THE INVESTIGATOR; POWERS OF OBSERVATION; RESOURCEFULNESS; PATIENCE; INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE; UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR; UNDERSTANDING LEGAL IMPLICATIONS; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS; RECEPTIVITY; SENSE OF WELL-BEING; DEDICATION TO THE WORK; SELF-INITIATIVE; HEALTHY SKEPTICISM; INTUITION; ENERGY AND STAMINA; ACTING SKILLS; GOOD JUDGMENT; LOGIC; INTELLIGENCE; CREATIVE IMAGINATION; GOOD CHARACTER; SENSE OF PROFESSIONALISM; A SELF-QUIZ; TRUE SUCCESS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4
- MANAGING THE INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTION
- THE MANAGER AS INVESTIGATIVE COUNSELORTHE MANAGER AS TRAINER; THE MANAGER AS CONTROLLER; THE MANAGER AS MOTIVATOR; THE MANAGER AS EVALUATOR; REFERENCES; Part II METHODS OF SECURITY INVESTIGATION; CHAPTER 5
- UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS; TECHNIQUES AND METHODS; PROBLEM AREAS; THE ABSENCE OF PROFESSIONALISM; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 6
- SURVEILLANCE; COVERT VERSUS OVERT SURVEILLANCE; THE STATIONARY SURVEILLANCE; THE MOVING SURVEILLANCE; MOVING AND STATIONARY SURVEILLANCE; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 7
- BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; THE APPLICATION PACKAGE; POST-HIRE SCREENING; REFERENCES
- CHAPTER 13
- THE USE OF INFORMANTS
- Includes bibliographical references and index