The Everything Private Investigation Book PDF
Preview The Everything Private Investigation Book
Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. Get a FREE ebook when you join our mailing list. Plus, get updates on new releases, deals, recommended reads, and more from Simon & Schuster. Click below to sign up and see terms and conditions. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Already a subscriber? Provide your email again so we can register this ebook and send you more of what you like to read. You will continue to receive exclusive offers in your inbox. THE EVERYTHING ® PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BOOK Master the techniques of the pros to examine evidence, track down people, and discover the truth Sheila L. Stephens THE EVERYTHING ® Private Invetigation Book Dear Reader, About once a month, I receive an e-mail from someone offering his ser vices as a private investigator, usually for free. Upon following up, I find that he has no training, no experience in the field, and hasn’t even read a book about the subject. Needless to say, I can’t use him. If I hired someone such as this — or even let him work for training — his total lack of knowledge would be too distracting to another investigator. Someone like this wouldn’t even be able to help; he would hinder an investigation. Plus, if it takes two people to do one job, one of them isn’t necessary. Read this book and others recommended in the text, check out the recommended Web sites (you can start with mine, www.safersecurityinc.com), get some training, and then call around to see if an agency can use a trainee. Have something of value to offer, and know how to articulate this value before you call an agency. The second mistake potential investigators make is offering their service s for free. You must realize that your abilities have monetar y value; if you don’t, no one else will. Also, it’s a good idea to purchase your own basic equipment. With your own equipment, you’ll never need to stand in line for what you need, and you’ll be more attractive to an investigative agency. As a former agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and licenced private investigator, I’ve learned that in this business you hold peoples’ lives in your hands — sometimes literally, but more often figuratively. You’ll have identifying information that, if misused, can wreck a life and a family. You’ll be the keeper of secret s for people who trust and need you. Don’t let them down; use your investigative powers for good and not evil. People enter the PI profession for different reasons. Some are interested in money: There’s no doubt that money can be made, but there are other, better motives. I can’t reiterate enough that the most rewarding motive is the knowledge that you’ve made a difference in the life of another human being, and that you will leave the planet a better place than you found it. planet a better place than you found it. Welcome to the EVERYTHING Series! ® ® These handy, accessible books give you all you need to tackle a difficult project, gain a new hobby, comprehend a fascinating topic, prepare for an exam, or even brush up on something you learned back in school but have since forgotten. ® You can choose to read an Everything book from cover to cover or just pick out the information you want from our four useful boxes: e-questions, e-facts, e- alerts, essentials. We give you everything you need to know on the subject, but throw in a lot of fun stuff along the way, too. ® We now have more than 400 Everything books in print, spanning such wide- ranging categories as weddings, pregnancy, cooking, music instruction, foreign language, crafts, pets, New Age, and so much more. When you’re done reading ® them all, you can finally say you know Everything ! Answers to common questions Important snippets of information Urgent warnings
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