It Pays to Upgrade Your Equipment
As legislatures around the country recognize the value in utilizing recorded interviews in the courtroom for criminal cases, and as many states enforce new laws regarding capturing this testimony, organizations from police agencies to EMS services are evaluating timelines and potential for upgrading their equipment. What investigators, lawmakers and enforcers across the US are learning […]
Defining Key Terms in Videotaping Interactions: Interview, Interrogation and Confession
It’s important when discussing the potential impact on the electronic recording of interactions between witnesses and law enforcers to ensure key terms are clearly understood. The most important distinctions must be made between an interview, an interrogation and a confession. Learn more from the following definitions pulled from videotaping research on the empirical experiences of […]
Let a Private Investigator Conduct An Asset Search For You
Some people think that conducting an asset search is something that is done in order to track down lost funds from a bank account that they forgot that they had. Others, however, may have been told that they should conduct an asset search for other reasons. What is an asset search and what you might […]
When do you Need Dictation Equipment?
Does dictation take you back to your elementary school days when your teacher used to read aloud a passage you and you had to capture it? Or maybe the image that comes to mind is that of the psychiatrist speaking into his digital recorder for transcription later. Regardless of the image that comes to mind, […]
Upgrade iRecord to Windows 7 or Windows 8
If you are currently using Windows XP to run your audio and video recording systems, the days of support are coming to an end. Tuesday, April 8, 2014 marks the end of an area for Windows XP. After nearly 13 years, the days of XP will be no longer. You won’t be able to find […]
“It’s Not Personal; It’s Business”
Learn the channels that private investigators learn to master when it comes to interrogation and how they separate themselves from the task at hand. Much like medical professionals or others in high-stress occupations who work with tense and difficult situations, private investigators have a specific approach to addressing this. What is the Interrogator’s mindset and […]
Five Situations in which You Might Hire A Private Investigator to Conduct Surveillance
Surveillance is the process by which behavior is monitored. Surveillance can involve the use of video cameras, or still cameras, or recording equipment or even one individual following and noting the actions of another. Learn a few specific situations where working with a private investigator might be the next best choice and how they conduct […]
Under 25, Juvenile Suspects are a Vulnerable Demographic
Numerous studies have been released in the past decade discussing juvenile brain development and the fact that until 25, key areas of judgment, discernment and decision-making are incomplete. The implications are enormous across the spectrum of applications—considering how many significant decisions many youth make during this time, from marriage, to college selection to financial commitments […]
Types of Witnesses in Court
When it comes to talking about finding justice and truth in criminal cases, one of the central components of achieving this begins with the witness. The witness in a criminal case is typically someone who is testifying in court because they have either 1) observerd a crime or event or 2) have direct knowledge of […]
Private Investigation: Security is What They Do Best
Movie actors portray private investigation security as something that is fun and easy. The truth is that it is not as easy as it looks. For starters, every case is different. People hire private investigators every day for various reasons. That is why private investigators have their own field of expertise. To cater to the […]