Introducing The Private Investigator


by Aazdak Alisimo - Date: 2007-11-22 - Word Count: 430 Share This!

Mention a private investigator and people immediately associate the name with profiles from bad movies and even worse books. Real life private investigators are a bit different.

So, just who is a private investigator? The name really provides the answer. The key thing about a private investigator is that they work for private individuals or firms and are not associated with any government or official police or law enforcement agency. They do engage in a wide variety of investigations including surveillance and tracing of absconded debtors.

The job did have a bit of a seedy reputation due to the portrayal of private investigators in movies and cheap novels. In the past, a large part of their work involved attempts to uncover proof of adultery or wrong doing in marriages. The advent of no fault divorce has made this work less important although private investigators still work on child custody cases and alimony or property settlement cases. Even in the past, this reputation was undeserved as private investigators performed much of the important work of preventing insurance fraud and protecting sensitive business information. This resulted in savings to consumers who would have ultimately borne these costs.

Private investigators are often call private eyes or PI's. The private eye name came about as a result of the amount of surveillance work that was so often such a big part of their jobs. Although some countries do not allow private investigators to operate at all, they are popular in most parts of the world. In some countries, like South Africa, they play a major role in law enforcement due to the poor quality of the official police forces and the public's lack of confidence in them.

Although private investigators generally do not have to be licensed, their work involves a great deal of understanding of proper legal procedures. They are often called upon as to attend court to report the results of their investigations. They must be careful and meticulous in their preparations. Many private investigators are college graduates with degrees in Criminal Justice or related fields.

In face, many private investigators are using the term, professional investigators to underscore this advanced training and to offset their bad public image. Many are also specializing in various fields such as Corporate protection or insurance fraud. It is a hard field that often involves long and irregular hours especially when surveillance is being done. Yet, it is also an exciting and rewarding field that can have many rewards. The private investigator actually performs a key function in support of traditional law enforcement.

Aazdak Alisimo writes private investigator articles for HowToHireAPrivateInvestigator.com.

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