The Investigative Process
Abstract
This chapter includes information on the division of the investigative process into two categories: constructive and reconstructive, as well as how the investigative process applies to the security industry, and what the basic questions are to be answered regarding an incident or action. The chapter also explains the importance of information collection through communication from informants and interviews, as well as the importance of one’s own powers of observation, using detailed examples drawn from created scenarios as well as historical accounts of early investigative processes. Finally, the chapter compares modern investigative techniques to historical ones and highlights the creative and imaginative ...
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