Part 1: Private Investigation, Business or Fun?
by Steven Kerry Brown
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, Third Edition
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Private Investigation, Business or Fun?
- 1 The Making of a PI
- 2 The Path to the Professional PI
- 3 Tools of the PI Trade
- Part 2: Getting the Scoop
- 4 Skip Tracing
- Zeroing In on the Right Search
- Playing the Name Game
- Relying on Family and Friends for Info
- Harnessing the Social Network
- Getting to Your Subjects Through Their Spouses
- Searching Free Public Databases
- Wanted Dead or Alive—Searching the Death Master File
- Curing the Plague of Social Security Truncation
- Sending a Message via the SSA or IRS
- Looking Behind Bars: When Your Skip Is a Jailbird
- Using Military Locators
- Putting It All Together
- 5 Prowling the Courthouse
- 6 Professional PI Databases
- 7 Telephone Secrets You Need to Know
- 4 Skip Tracing
- Part 3: On-the-Job Training
- 8 Techniques of Interview and Interrogation
- 9 The Neighborhood Investigation
- 10 Stationary Surveillance
- 11 Moving Surveillance
- 12 Tricks of the Trade
- Part 4: In the Field
- Part 5: Advanced Techniques
- 18 Background Investigations: Uncovering the Dirt
- 19 The Diligent Search: Adoption and Estates
- What Is the Law?
- Locate the Last-Known or Current Address
- Find the Last-Known Employer
- Check with the Regulatory Agencies
- Contact the Families and the Relatives
- Find Out Whether He’s Dead or Alive
- Look Up the Telephone Numbers
- Inquire at Local Law Enforcement Agencies
- Search State Law Enforcement Records
- Search the Prison System
- Inquire at Local Hospitals
- Utility Company Records
- Ask the Military
- Check with the Tax Man
- Search Professional PI Databases
- Filing Your Affidavit
- How Much to Charge?
- 20 Evidence, Statements, Reports, and Bookkeeping
- 21 The Judges’ Chambers
- Appendixes
- Index
- About the Author
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Private Investigation, Business or Fun?
Looking to change your career and become a PI? Or maybe you don’t want to become a PI, but you just need some information. Did somebody steal the bicycles out of your garage, and you want them back? Looking for an old boyfriend or girlfriend? Want to check out a potential tenant, a new employee, or a new lover?
In this part, you learn the ins and outs of doing PI work. You discover how to find the information yourself, just like the pro PIs do. And if you want to become a professional PI, this part walks you through the process, shows you the vision, and helps you pursue that dream.
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