Who is a detective private? What he does? What are his
responsibilities? These are the questions we are going to answer in this
article. As we know that a detective private also called private investigator
is one who investigates a matter or situation for which people hire him to get
a solid proof or to understand some sort of situation or event. They are the
professionals who have the required skills, training and all other expertise to
investigate and find the solution of different problems and situations. Now,
when we have the knowledge of detective private, we move towards looking at
their responsibilities before people hire them and when they are hired. If they
fulfill these jobs then they are good to work and profession. The first and the
foremost responsibility of a detective private are to get the proper knowledge,
training and skills required for the profession and investigation.
They have to get knowledge all the scientific tools and
equipment used in investigation such as finger printing, computer forensic, spy
instruments etc. Then they should have to get the training regarding how to get
the clues and the helping material in solving the case from the spot of
incidence such as murder etc. A detective private should get the training
regarding how to collect the information from different sources. He should have
the proper knowledge of conducting interviews and tricks to get the required
information from these interviews. He should get the training to analyze and
conclude the information properly. Now, when he is eligible of being an
investigator, he should get the license from the government to start work of
investigation, as this is the requirement of most of the countries to work
there as a detective private. He should follow the laws pertaining in the
country in which they are working because they are not law enforcer.
There is a responsibility of the detective private to have
insurance, it is necessary because during the work there is a possibility of
any loss which will not only be compensated by the fees he receives. A
detective private should adopt the new and trusted ways of investigation rather
than sticking to the old ones only depending upon person own abilities and
skills. He should update his knowledge according to the changing trends of the
profession and the world. Now comes the point where a person comes to hire the
investigator. It is the responsibility of the detective to tell the truth to
the hirer, that if there is a possibility of the solution of the case or not.
The detective private must also tell the hirer if he has the required skills
and knowledge about solving such type of cases. If he does not have, he must
apologize from taking the case.
He should sign the contract with explicit and simple terms
which are easy to understand for the hirer and then abide by the terms of the
contract. The main responsibility of a detective private is to provide the
guarantee of confidentiality of information to the hirer that the information
provided by hirer and collected during the case will not be leaked out in any
circumstances to unrelated people. He should work with his full attention and
hard work to solve the case and get the desired results which the hirer wants
and for which he hired the investigator but he is not liable for the true
results he gets if these are not according to the expectations of the hirer.
After getting the results he should give report to the hirer. These are some of
the responsibilities a detective private should follow to become a professional
in the field of investigation.
