The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating

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Whether you're thinking of becoming a private investigator or you're just looking for some information, you've come to the right place. This revised and updated guide gives you everything you need to know to catch cheating spouses, locate missing people, track down deadbeat parents, perform background checks, and more. --cover p. 4Includes indexThe making of a PI -- The path to the professional PI -- Tools of the PI trade -- Skip tracing -- Prowling the courthouse -- Professional PI databases -- Telephone secrets you need to know -- Techniques of interview and interrogation -- The neighborhood investigation -- Stationary surveillance -- Moving surveillance -- Tricks of the trade -- Clues to infidelity -- Family law cases: the PI's bread and butter -- Bringing home runaway teenagers -- The ins and outs of electronic surveillance -- Criminal defense cases -- Background investigations: uncovering the dirt -- The diligent search : adoptions and estates -- Evidence, statements, reports, and bookkeeping -- The judges' chambers”