What are the responsibilities of a detective private?
PRIVATE DETECTIVES IN SINGAPORE
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.