Interrogation, Questioning, Interpellation, & Interviewing
What interrogation is, what it isn’t, what is involved, and how private investigators use in the private, corporate world and with attorneys.
Private investigators for celebrities, and when someone is trying to ruin your name
I want to talk a little about private investigators for celebrities, and what happens when someone is actively out to destroy their name, or yours.
The cost effective way to background check a potential employee
What is the most cost effective way to do a background check on a prospective employee?
First, it’s important to realize that not all background checks are equal. Most of the online checks contain limited, dated information from only parts of indexes. So you can always do something “quick and cheap”, and you’ll get what you pay for.
What is a PI’s most common type of case?
I think the most common PI case, at least for most private investigators or agencies, involves cheating spouses. While we do our share of those cases, they only represent about 5% of our business in our five California offices and casework throughout the United States. Our most common case at Martin Investigative Services involves clients throughout corporate America that retain us to determine who is stealing time, money or product from them.
Morality, dignity & respect
Post discusses the morality considerations of cheating spouse and employee theft investigations.
What NOT to do when getting a divorce
There’s a lot of advice out there about what you should do when you’re preparing for divorce. This post talks about what NOT to do when getting a divorce.
When nobody believes you: The incident at Falcon Lake
When tragedy strikes, you can’t get any help from the authorities, and when nobody believes you, your best and only hope can be a private investigator.
Abusive babysitters, background checks, interrogations & dogs
An abusive babysitter caught with a hidden cel phone. Interview & interrogation techniques. How a background check can weed out bad babysitters.
Bugged athletes & private investigation for celebrities
Discusses the illegal bugging of celebrity athletes, and the unique considerations of providing private investigation for celebrities.
Chinatown, court-admissible evidence, illegal shortcuts, wiretapping & liability
The single most important aspect of a professional private investigator is gathering court-admissible evidence.