The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to) | 
| Author: Steven Kerry Brown
Publisher: Alpha
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 7593
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 1592576524
Dewey Decimal Number: 345
EAN: 9781592576524
ASIN: 1592576524
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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The gumshoe go-torevised and updated.
Easy-to-use and fantastically inclusive, this is the book on private investigation, whether you want to establish yourself as a professional or just use some of the tools of a P.I. for your own business. Youll get the low-down on pre-employment research, tenant screening, adoption searches, safeguarding yourself from investigation, and much more.
Completely revised with all-new chapters on skip tracing and due diligence searches
Skills and techniques for average citizens, as well as professionals
Includes the most usefuland little-knowndatabases
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 intro to private investigating September 3, 2008
It is a very good and exciting introduction to the study of private investigating. He covers a broad range of subjects in the field, and helps you with further studies. Thanks Steve My friends think it is good also because I have not recieved it back yet.
Very good book for the price August 27, 2008
This is a very good book for someone who knows nothing or very little about investigations. Some advice is common sense but other are very good techniques almost anyone can use. The writer is an ex FBI agent who knows what he is talking about. The book also has very good advice on getting free (or at a very low price) information. It's a very good reading even if you are not going to work as a P.I.
A "must have" book for novice Private Investigators July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have finished reading this book, and here are my findings:
The book is very easy to read. In some portions, it is almost a page turner, and you could forget you're reading an instruction text. The information is presented clear and accurate, with enough personal stories to put the use of the techniques into context without becoming too "wordy" or redundant. The book does not extensively cover legal terminology or evidence collection and photography procedures (for that, I'd recommend "The Process of Investigation" by Sennewald and Tsukayama), but it does a great job of covering the basic techniques of Surveillance, Interviewing, Interrogation, Internet Database and Public Records Searchies and other Electronic Surveillance measuresOverall I would say that this book is a must read for anyone who is considering entering the field of Private Investigation.
EXCELLENT REFERENCE BOOK FOR P.I.'s!! June 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband and I own a private investigation agency in Florida. I ordered this book based on other positive reviews and it exceeded my expectations. The numerous web site resources listed in this book by Mr. Brown make it worth purchasing. Reading the book was like taking a mini-course on private investigation, and whether you are a newbie or an experienced investigator you can learn a lot from it. It is well-written, fun and interesting to read. I would have liked to have seen a little more detailed information on how to market your PI business, especially online, but that is just my personal opinion and that topic is probably another book in itself. In summary, I recommend this book highly for anyone in the PI field. FIVE STARS!!
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Paid for itself by page 50. May 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a licensed PI in Washington State, primarily working for attorneys providing litigation support. By the time I'd gotten to page 50, I'd learned something which would save me more than the price of the book on my next case.
Each chapter is summarized with "The least you need to know" and all are written in a matter-of-fact yet entertaining way. I enjoyed Mr. Brown's wry sense of humor and have gleaned much more from the book than I'd expected.
Lots of techniques, sources, and practical knowledge in here, an excellent value. Never mind the title, this is not for, nor written by, idiots, I wish I'd gotten a copy sooner.
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