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  • Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations

  • Private Investigator Entry Level (02E)
  • By: Philip A. Becnel IV
  • Narrated by: Bill Burrows
  • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (56 ratings)

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Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations

By: Philip A. Becnel IV
Narrated by: Bill Burrows
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Publisher's summary

Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations provides the essential tools you need to become a successful private investigator. From conducting straightforward background investigations to more complicated cases involving accidents and fraud, you will learn the critical skills needed to conduct all types of investigations and build a thriving business. Specifically tailored to meet the requirements established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services, this easy-to-use resource offers an excellent balance between theory and practice, and is the definitive guide for private investigation instruction.

Learn about eight types of investigations:

  • Accident investigations
  • Background investigations
  • Criminal investigations
  • Domestic investigations
  • Fraud and financial investigations
  • Insurance investigations
  • Missing persons investigations
  • Undercover investigations

In this audiobook, you will learn:

  • How to apply the scientific method to the investigation process
  • How to conduct research, interviews, and surveillance
  • How to manage the products of an investigation
  • The ethics of being a private investigator
  • The law of public and private investigations
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Good Stuff!

I read and listen to a lot of these educational texts, most are not that good. This one was wrote very well and the voice here was so easy to listen to. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking to learn more about investigations. I am a seasoned investigator and even though this was meant for more of an entry level crowd, I truly enjoyed it and learned from it as well. Bravo!

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informative, I did not get board

if it was easy to follow informative and kept me on my toes to keep up. ideas and more I want to know.

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Glad this was on audio book

I was looking for the most updated information and this book provided it. Very informative.

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AWESOME

Great Introduction Book!
Highly Recommend to new & vets of the Private Investigations Game. Awesome

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Not too long, and I did learn something

It did give me a reasonable scope of the business to sate my personal curiosity

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Dry…

Dry…EXTREMELY dry. If you know less than nothing about investigating or have never watched a detective movie, this is your book.

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Bad narrative

Keeps referring to the reader as “her” which I am not. Just irritating to hear over and over

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Absolutely a 101 presentation

If you are interested in listening to a few hours of what reminds me of a business meeting which drags on and on…or a typical 101 required college course, then this audiobook should be in your library. It’s not that the author doesn’t provide a broad overview of the field, it’s that to accomplish that he only really presents an overly broad and I distant viewpoint (more detailed and actual “real world” examples would help). The narration was clear and easy to understand, but quickly began to drone on (little expression or enthusiasm).

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Useless for people who aren't from Virginia USA

it's pretty much about the U.S. laws on the subject, interesting, but half of the book is useless if you're from another country.

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