Saturday 30 April 2016

Private Investigator San Antonio TX

By Jerry Wilson


Many times we hear of private investigators mainly in movies and just accept the overall portrait of this profession painted in the movies. We should be aware that most of what the movies feed us with are lies. We can only understand the meaning and roles of a private investigator San Antonio TX by understanding the powers given to them by the law.

A private investigator is any person, professionally trained as an investigator, hired by an individual, corporate or company, organization or firm to carry out special duties concerned with underground research and eventually giving feedback to their employers who will now take the relevant action based on the information received.

With the aim of understanding the duties undertaken by PIs, one should be able to differentiate the different types of private investigators. A legal PI as the name suggests is involved in legal matters where they investigate different cases and aid in the collection of the necessary evidence to be used in a court of law. They at times testify in courts. Insurance companies employ unique PI, who investigate any risk that has occurred and thus determining whether the risk should be compensated or not.

Another category of private investigators includes insurance investigators. They are employed by insurance companies mainly to investigate on matters involving the insurance company and its clients. Their principal objective is ensuring that the firm pays compensation only when it is reasonable, that is, the cause of the accident was not by any chance the fault of the client.

When it comes to the economy, efficiency, and reliability, most people prefer employing general investigators since they are conversant with different fields of investigations. However, the quality of their work cannot be compared to those who have specialized. The services of these various PI can be obtained through their agency companies or getting to know one individually.

According to the law, an investigator has a duty of giving the feedback to their clients and then it is the work of the customer to initiate action. A law enforcement officer is the only one allowed to take action. A PI has no right to be armed since they are still regular citizens. In the event that they are armed the firearm should have been license. PIs are only allowed to take action if they have witnessed a violation of the law, and the law allows them as citizens to intervene.

It should be noted that a private investigator is an entirely different entity compared to a law enforcement officer. PI does not take action but only reports to the client who then influences work through relevant public authority officers. In the event that private investigators have to take action then they should take action as ordinary citizens. Additionally, the law does not allow any PI to be armed at any possible cost. An armed PI might have guts that will eventually hamper their working.

The qualities of a good detective include high levels of intelligence that enhance sound reasoning. They should possess a good memory and have a vast knowledge on a variety of issues. Having the technical know-how of different machines like computers and vehicles, it makes one adaptable to any situation they are in.




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