http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books creative writing questions and answers Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books/comment-page-1#comment-13551 jakflak Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:41 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books#comment-13551 It's never happened in my career. It’s never happened in my career.

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books/comment-page-1#comment-13550 leslie S Wed, 20 May 2009 09:39:08 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books#comment-13550 Not really. In all my years I had one case that involved a PI, a very high end PI. This PI had already been hired for surveillance of my murder victim. His client was my main suspect. The PI cooperated and was able to provide some stuff that I as a cop would not normally be able to get, like credit information (unlike on TV police are prohibited by fed law from accessing much credit info) and some illegal wire taps he had done. Since he was working for a suspect I could not totally believe all that he provided or if he provided all the information he had. No Holmes, no Monk, no people with "special talents" that weren't real law enforcement. I consulted with such people as anthropologists and other specialists in, usually scientific, fields, but that was in thier field and not really people who could solve the case. I have had psychics volunteer to help on some cases that made the papers big but they are useless and just seeking publicity. Not really. In all my years I had one case that involved a PI, a very high end PI. This PI had already been hired for surveillance of my murder victim. His client was my main suspect. The PI cooperated and was able to provide some stuff that I as a cop would not normally be able to get, like credit information (unlike on TV police are prohibited by fed law from accessing much credit info) and some illegal wire taps he had done.
Since he was working for a suspect I could not totally believe all that he provided or if he provided all the information he had.
No Holmes, no Monk, no people with “special talents” that weren’t real law enforcement. I consulted with such people as anthropologists and other specialists in, usually scientific, fields, but that was in thier field and not really people who could solve the case.
I have had psychics volunteer to help on some cases that made the papers big but they are useless and just seeking publicity.

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books/comment-page-1#comment-13549 Hertha Mon, 18 May 2009 13:06:30 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books#comment-13549 No Mike Hammer Jessica Fletcher, Ellery Queen would charge a fee also. No Mike Hammer Jessica Fletcher, Ellery Queen would charge a fee also.

]]> http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books/comment-page-1#comment-13548 Krader Mon, 18 May 2009 08:49:53 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/do-private-detectives-really-help-police-solve-crimes-like-in-tv-shows-and-books#comment-13548 Sometimes during a difficult case, outside help can be brought in, but this is rare. Most cases are solved by the police. Sometimes during a difficult case, outside help can be brought in, but this is rare. Most cases are solved by the police.

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