...Passerini ENCV-0027-80C October 20, 2014 Word Count: 617 Private Investigator Recently, there has been more TV programs and movies being made based on private investigators. A private investigator duties include gathering information on unlawful crimes. They also observe and document activities of individuals to detect unlawful acts or to obtain evidence for cases, using items such as, binoculars or spy video cameras. I am interested in being a private investigator because I love to solve problems and mysteries like Sherlock Holmes. I also have a strong desire to help others, plus it is adventurous and inquisitive. Being in this type of field also offers many services from verifying people’s background, cheating spouse investigations, finding missing people, and computer crime investigations. From the history of a Private Investigator it has been around for quite a while. A French soldier, criminal and privateer, named Eugene Francois Vidocq, founded the first known private detective agency in 1833. The name of the agency was called “Le bureau des renseignments”. It was not until the early 1900s when Private Investigators became more known, and since then the private detective industry has grown with the need of the public. “Social issues like infidelity and unionization have impacted the industry and created new types of work, as has the need for insurance, and with it insurance fraud, criminal defense investigations, the invention of low cost listening devices and...
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...3107 Dr. H. Williams 02/05/2018 Career as a Criminal Investigator Becoming a criminal investigator requires determination, passion, and dedication for ones’ work. My desire is to become a criminal investigator. I have been working towards this goal for about four years now. I began my quest at Middle Tennessee State University and will be completing it at Tennessee State University. I do recognize that obtaining a bachelor’s degree is not the only prerequisite for becoming a criminal investigator. The pathway to this position will take years of hard work, dedication, and the willingness to learn. Not all departments necessarily require a college degree to become a criminal investigator, but it will be helpful if you wish...
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...Detective I have always loved mysteries and solving them, so naturally, I would want to become a detective or criminal investigator, a job that is about solving mysteries. Before, I did not know for sure that I wanted to be a detective, but a single piece of fiction from Stephen King named “Mr. Mercedes” set it in stone that being a detective is what I want to be. I want to understand the specific pathway to reach the career I want and the specifics on what the job entails through this research paper. Early on in America’s history, detectives did not exist. This is because the colonists would have been suspicious that the government was spying on them, which could cause trouble. Therefore, if someone wanted justice for a crime, they...
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...The Devolution of Detectives in the Mystery Genre. As I thought about which part of the class and material I found the most important. I came to the conclusion that the key player in every mystery story is the detective. As stated by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “the world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes”. When reviewing all the material covered in class English 239, this statement is obviously true. In this essay I will be discussing the devolution of the detective’s role. The most amazing detectives can be found in the earlier pieces of literature. In traditional mysteries there are a few notable authors which were covered in English 239. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe are these two authors. When the mystery genre was created by Edgar Allen Poe, the detectives were made out to be amazing. Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” begins with a scene that should engrave faith into the detective. The reader is introduced to detective Monsieur C. Augueste Dupin as an unimaginable genius. Dupin was so intelligent it was almost like Dupin could read your mind. As the narrator stated “how was it possible you should know I was thinking of ___?” Another example of detective Monsieur C. Augueste Dupin talent is towards the end of the story. When they find the finger prints Dupin automatically knows it was not a murder conjured by a human rather a monkey and he even knows the breed of this...
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...Takeiha Babineaux R. Darbeau FFND 17 November 2013 Criminal Justice major Criminal Justice is an academic field as well as job field that is never dull. Secondly, if naturally one likes helping others and have great patience and communication skills, whether as a police officer, probation/parole officer, child protective services worker, etc. a criminal justice degree is one possible degree for one. If ones wants a job to where they aren’t at a desk all day, and their moving around constantly talking to different kinds of people, Criminal Justice is a good field to enter. The money isn't as good as some other fields, but the field is definitely one of the more interesting and exciting ones. Growing up, every child wanted to be a police officer or something dealing with the Police enforcement. I was one of those children who played cops with all of their siblings and overall just loved policemen. As i grew older, things began to change because I started to notice the dirt that cops can do and also the good in police enforcement. Through personal experiences with my family, and also myself i grew to hate policemen and their work. This only began to motivate me to do the right thing in my community which is help someone in need. I began getting involved in as many programs as i could that would get me one step closer to living my dream. I feel that I am a step closer now than i ever was. I am not majoring in Criminal Justice to become a police officer anymore, I am now wanting...
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...Professional Plan Melissa Laugois Bryant & Stratton College COMM150: Introduction to Information Literacy and Research Mrs. Gregory September 26, 2012 Professional Plan There are many careers in the criminal justice field that interest me, but the top three are forensic science technician, detective and criminal investigator, and a lawyer. I am interested in these careers for many different reasons and some are the same. I am passionate about catching the “bad guy” and putting “him” away. In order to make the best decision I need to understand how these careers are alike and how they differ. The career that interests me most is a forensic science technician. Many people do not know what a forensic science technician does. Forensic science technicians do many tasks from collecting evidence to conducting experiments in a laboratory. As a forensic science technician I would be responsible for collecting evidence from a crime scene and storing it in the proper conditions to preserve it. Another task of forensic science technicians is to keep records and prepare reports. The reports would detail the findings, the investigative methods, and laboratory techniques used. A forensic science technician may have to use chemicals to examine latent prints and compare them to developed prints known in databases. Sometimes forensic science technicians testify in court about investigative techniques or about analytical methods or findings. It is very important for forensic science...
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...Essay: True Detective True Detective is an extraordinary TV series, written by Nic Pizzolatto, about two Louisiana State Police detectives investigating a series of ritualistic murders. Pizzolatto has created a series beyond brilliant. The amazing structure, impeccable writing, marvelous acting, and frame story have made True Detective an immediate classic. At the end of each episode you will be on the edge of your seat craving another hour. True Detective is based on two investigators, one of them is a typical overconfident investigator, Woody Harrleson, and the other is an intellectual, nihilistic man, Matthew McConaughey. This series alternates between 1995, when detectives Martin Hart (Harrelson) and Rust Cohle (McConaughey) start working a case together, and 2012, when the two detectives work a new case that has strong similarities to the case in 1995. State internal affairs detectives are interviewing both men separately and believe that Rust may have committed the old crime, new crime or both. Rust and Marty investigate a ritualistic murder in rural Louisiana. As they attempt to uncover leads in this disturbing case, their own lives intersect in fascinating, yet explosive ways. Though the investigation itself is interesting, the interpersonal behavior of the obsessive and frequently conflicting lead characters makes this drama seem so much fresher than all other criminal television series. The structure in this series is unique. In 2012, two detectives are interviewed...
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...Being a New York City Police Officer with over 23 years of experience has enabled me to work, and learn from some of the best officers, detectives and subject matter experts in the world. The NYPD however, could never do it alone, no Department could. It is the collaborative efforts and robust skill set of the investigating detectives, crime scene technicians, forensic pathologists, criminalists, medical examiners, and prosecutors who are critical in solving homicide cases. Recently, I attended the New York City Police Department’s Homicide Course which was hosted at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City. This course was presented by an esteemed panel of subject matter experts who discussed the important aspects of a homicide investigation and explain how forensic science was a resource tool used to assist investigators. At this course, crime scene photos were displayed and the attendees were walked through several homicide cases. In this paper I will discuss the investigative techniques used on two homicide cases and explain how forensic science was instrumental in assisting the investigating detectives in solving those cases....
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...possible detection, a number of criminals and naturally their motives. Often there is a certain structure which crime fiction stories follow. First there is a crime which usually is a murder. Afterwards there is the investigation of the crime and to end with an outcome of the happening which often is the criminals’ arrest or in some scenarios their death. In many cases there is a puzzle which has to be solved by the investigator/detective but also the readers we will try to find a solution to the crime. This makes it more interesting to read as we were born with an urge to know the unknown. It has been proven in many contexts and the authors of crime fiction wisely enough take an advantage of this. Though I can’t speak for everyone this is indeed why I find them fascinating. An example of crime fiction novels could be “The Big Sleep” which is a hard-boiled detective and to some degree mysterious crime fiction novel. As we’ve only red and excerpt of “The Big Sleep” I cannot explain too much. Basically it’s about a man named Philip Marlowe, who is a private detective. One day in mid-October he is called in to General Sternwood’s place. He possibly wants Marlowe to handle a matter of blackmailing as the general said, and I quote “Meantime I’m being blackmailed again.” when they were chatting in his greenhouse. Unfortunately it can’t be known for sure even though it’s the only the thing that seems to stand out. Marlowe is a 33-years old detective from L.A. In his past he worked...
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...The Politically Correct Private Investigator: Not Much Different From The Old Guys People who read detective/Private Investigator (P.I) fiction do so because they are attracted to certain elements that they can expect and enjoy from this genre. Indeed, it seems de rigueur that the hero should have certain character traits and face certain problems in certain ways. In a chapter titled “The Private Investigator,” in fact, we read that a typical investigator will be, male, hard-boiled, an expert on the city, a loner, streetwise, tough, physical, and a mixture of an idealist and cynic. In, however, “Lost Polars,” we see that the author wants to add the novelty of a female character, while maintaining the integrity of the detective genre. Therefore, in Shelley Singer’s depiction of Barrett Lake, the salient and correlative aspects of the archetypal qualities of a private investigator are not tainted with progressive, feminist values. Even though Lake is a woman, she still typifies the noir, solitary hero who stands up for justice even in the face of circumstances that would break the morale of anyone else. This is Singer’s big trick on the audience. We see, for instance, Lake’s intuition, coupled with her quick-thinking, which assured her successful investigation into Judy Garbman’s murder. She’s a woman who does this, but there’s nothing really “feminine” about this process. Her willingness to calm and collectively rationalize and reason, while the rest of her reunion...
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...Avantika Ranabhat, Bancroft: Patrick Maloney, a detective, was found dead in his living room in Bancroft, Ontario. Yesterday (Thursday) evening, the police arrived at the crime scene after Mary Maloney, Mr. Maloney's wife, called them sounding panicked. The police were shocked to find their colleague and friend dead in his house. They have found no suspect. For this reason, the investigation is still ongoing. Mrs. Maloney had stepped out to but some vegetables and when she came home she was baffled finding her husband dead. The murderer was swift and clean; he or she got in and out of the house before Mrs. Maloney came. There were no fingerprints found other than the Maloney's. Being a detective comes with a lot of risks and enemies, as a...
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...Criminal Investigation can be defined as an authorized effort to uncover information on a crime. It can also be the process by which discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and presenting evidence can determine what happened and who is responsible. Some goals of criminal investigators can be to determine whether a crime has been committed, legally obtain information and evidence to identify the responsible person, arrest the suspect, recover stolen property and resent the best possible case to the prosecutor. While all these investigations take place many different special operation units and federal agencies intervene in the cases. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a unit that handles financial crime, violent crime, organized crime, public corruption, violations of individual civil rights, and drug-related crimes. They are a unit that has been around for a long time and has helped solve many cases. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1908 when the Attorney General appointed an anonymous force of 34 Special Agents to be investigators for the Department of Justice. Before that, the DOJ had to borrow agents from the U.S. Secret Service. In 1909, the Special Agent Force was renamed the Bureau of Investigation, and after countless name changes, it became The Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935. When the FBI was established, there were not an abundance of federal crimes, so it investigated criminal acts that dealt with national banking, bankruptcy...
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...Tommie Brown Grand Canyon University The History of Criminal Investigations DNA Overturned June 29, 2016 Many cases have been solved with good investigation work and the technology of DNA. As a result of this technology many convicted criminals have been released due to DNA overturned in their cases. This was true in the case of Anthony Capozzi who spent 22 years in prison for a crime he did not commit (innocenceproject.org). In the mid-1980s Capozzi was wrongfully convicted of committing two sexual assaults in Buffalo, New York. It was DNA testing that proved his innocence (innocenceproject.org). The true perpetrator’s identity was revealed and DNA testing also revealed that this criminal committed multiple rapes and murders. The crimes itself consist of several women being raped along the bike path in Delaware Park. The crimes took place around December of 1983 and July of 1984. The attacker had it all planned out as he would wait for the right moment then move in for the attack. The attacker apparently surprised his victims from behind by threatening them with a gun. Once the victim was at his mercy he went on to rape them and when finished he gave them instructions to remain on the ground for up to 20 minutes before they move (innocenceproject.org)...
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...Annette Davis Inside Public and Private Policing CJA 500 Survey of Administration & Justice Dr. John Baiamonte, Jr. November 1, 2010 Assignment Write a 1500 to 2000 word paper that compares and contrasts the roles, responsibilities, and differences of public and private policing. Cite at least two scholarly works (articles or books) or government documents. However, your textbook cannot be used as a source. Public policing has been known to have a monopoly on policing until the increased trend of private policing in the United States. Private policing, while emerging as a new industry, is not a new phenomenon and predates the existence of public police as witnessed today (Wilson 1994). Public and private policing have many similarities, as well as differences and the distinction between public and private police are often blurred. Private police look and behave like public police and describing their function often involves a comparison of the activities and responsibilities of the two. Despite the differences, public and private police tend to mirror each other to a certain extent (Nalla & Newman, 1990). The increase of private policing has been in response to many changes in society such as the increase of "mass private property" (Shearing and Stenning, 1983) in the form of large shopping complexes, cinemas, large retail stores and large compound style housing estates or gated communities. These require constant surveillance for the safety of shoppers and residents...
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