| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 335 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
Title from pdf title page (viewed October 15, 2013). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction to the private security industry and the investigative process -- ch. 2. General characteristics of a competent investigator -- ch. 3. Initial interview and case evaluation -- ch. 4. Witnesses -- ch. 5. Collection of information -- ch. 6. Collection of evidence and preservation of the scene -- ch. 7. Surveillance techniques -- ch. 8. Report writing -- ch. 9. Investigative method and technique : theft/property offenses -- ch. 10. Investigative method and technique : insurance cases -- ch. 11. Investigative method and technique : background investigations -- ch. 12. The security office : administrative issues. |
| Summary |
Detailing best practices and trade secrets for private sector security investigations, Private Security and the Investigative Process, Third Edition provides complete coverage of the investigative process. Fully updated, this edition covers emerging technology, revised legal and practical considerations for conducting interviews, and new information on case evaluation. Written by a recognized expert in security, criminal justice, ethics, and the law-with over three decades of experience-the updated edition of this popular text covers concepts and techniques that can be applied to a variety of i. |
| Subject |
Private investigators -- United States.
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Criminal investigation -- United States.
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Enquêtes criminelles -- États-Unis. |
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Criminal investigation |
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Private investigators |
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United States |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Nemeth, Charles P., 1951- Private security and the investigative process. 3rd ed. Boca Raton [Fla.] : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, ©2010 9781420085693 (DLC) 2009046418 (OCoLC)212843977 |
| ISBN |
9781439882658 (e-ISBN) |
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1439882657 (e-ISBN) |
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9781466531413 (e-book) |
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146653141X (e-book) |
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(hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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(hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781420085709 doi |
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