"For years, the electronic eyes of surveillance cameras have stared from banks, traffic intersections, stores and countless other perches....."
As technology has increased and expanded in recent years, it is estimated that there are now two million video surveillance systems in the U.S. and private investigators are turning more and more to the footage for allowing them helpful glimpses into crimes as they are occurring.
Investigators are thinking about video more than they did in the past.
Criminals are increasingly being caught "red-handed" by authorities and the p.i. in private practice is starting to use video and surveillance devices (such as the GPS) more and more in his daily practice.
Where it used to take hours of time and highly sophisticated techniques to be able to gain anything helpful from footage, new and advanced technology has enabled investigators to be able to modify their results and tailor and alter them for fast and accurate results.
GPS devices are smaller and more easily placed as are cameras and other surveillance equipment. It is now possible to surveil from afar and take pictures and video from areas where the subject would least expect........to be continued.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Summer is a Time for Background Checks and Possible Survillances
As the weather warms and the summer season approaches, people are out and about making new acquaintances and establishing relationships.
As the Internet expands, there are increasing opportunities to meet new friends and try new things.
We should be very aware that while most people we meet are what they seem, that is not always the case.
If there is a new person in your life, a background search is one way to make sure that the person is who he or she claims to be and that you are safe when with them.
Private investigators are schooled, practiced, and adept at looking into someone's background and coming up with either an "all clear" or a red-flagged area that needs closer scrutiny.
At that point, a brief surveillance might be considered just to make sure everything is as you have been led to believe.
In future weeks, look to this site for case studies wherein some of the problem areas are highlighted and solutions explained.
Better safe and protected than sorry!
As the Internet expands, there are increasing opportunities to meet new friends and try new things.
We should be very aware that while most people we meet are what they seem, that is not always the case.
If there is a new person in your life, a background search is one way to make sure that the person is who he or she claims to be and that you are safe when with them.
Private investigators are schooled, practiced, and adept at looking into someone's background and coming up with either an "all clear" or a red-flagged area that needs closer scrutiny.
At that point, a brief surveillance might be considered just to make sure everything is as you have been led to believe.
In future weeks, look to this site for case studies wherein some of the problem areas are highlighted and solutions explained.
Better safe and protected than sorry!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Principles Governing Information
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation.".........Herbert Spencer.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher who originally coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" so often attributed to Darwin. He created a process of Synthetic Philosophy whereby phenomena was interpreted according to the principles of evolutionary progress.
Investigations, both public and private, have been taking place from the very beginning of human evolution. Man learns by investigating and putting what he has discovered to practical use.
Although technology is advancing at an incredible rate, and is allowing for amazing breakthroughs in surveillance techniques, the bottom line is still that an investigation is only as good as the investigator working on it.
It all goes back to having an affinity for being able to "read" and "draw out" a witness and also for understanding the nuances of human nature.
Some of us are "born" investigators and others of us are not. The skills can be learned but nothing will help more than an inate ability to understand behavior patterns.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher who originally coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" so often attributed to Darwin. He created a process of Synthetic Philosophy whereby phenomena was interpreted according to the principles of evolutionary progress.
Investigations, both public and private, have been taking place from the very beginning of human evolution. Man learns by investigating and putting what he has discovered to practical use.
Although technology is advancing at an incredible rate, and is allowing for amazing breakthroughs in surveillance techniques, the bottom line is still that an investigation is only as good as the investigator working on it.
It all goes back to having an affinity for being able to "read" and "draw out" a witness and also for understanding the nuances of human nature.
Some of us are "born" investigators and others of us are not. The skills can be learned but nothing will help more than an inate ability to understand behavior patterns.
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