"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.
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