Cover Story:
President Signs FCRA Bill!
by Don C. Johnson, Editor, PI MagazineOn December 4th President Bush signed the reauthorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This culminates a nearly six year struggle by NCISS, on behalf of all professional investigators, and a coalition of business organizations to correct the unintended consequences of the 1996 Amendments to the FCRA. 36
Features:
ANALYTICAL LINGUISTICS:As an Investigative Tool
by Eugene Nielsen
How to reveal the truth by analyzining one’s statement. 6
UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEE THEFT
by Robert “Jerry” DeFatta, CFE, CRT
A look at the reasons why employees steal from their companies and how they get away with it. 15
THE FALLACY OF A DISCOUNT:
by Roy Miller, MM, MCRM, CRJ
Reasons why private investigators should not put themselves on “sale”. 25
Also...
NON-RESIDENT CONCEALED FIREARM PERMITS
by William Desy, CFE
With permits from only two states, you can now legally carry a concealed firearm in 24 states. 12
INVESTIGATOR
PROFILE: Nicholas Beltrante
by Ralph Thomas
The long and amazing career of a D.C., private investigator. 18
A VERY OLD COLD CASE:
The Boy in the Box
Fifty years later the search continues for the identity of a toddler and his killer.
YOUR FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION
by Gary H. Kuty
The common mistakes made by those who start their own agency and how a little preliminary research could make you successful. 28
A LOOK INSIDE TODAY’S
CRIME LAB
by James O. Pex, MS
The role change of crime labs in the last twenty years can help investigators get better results.31
ANATOMY OF A LAW CHANGE
by Eddy McClain, NCISS Legislative Committee
The process of changing a law and the importance of lobbyists for professional investigators. 34
CONGRESSMAN
PETE SESSIONS: CIVIL RIGHTS and EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION CLARIFICATION ACT part of new FCRA Bill
Pete Sessions added legislation to the Fair Credit Reporting Act that allows employers to use licensd professionals to investigate their employees.41
MAPPING MAYHEM: The Geography of a Crime
by Gordon Young
New technology allows investigators to almost pinpoint the location of a serial criminal.43
USING THE WWW AND THE INTERNET TO GET THE FACTS
by William Lowrance
How the internet took investigators from trenchcoats to PCs. Learn what sites will help you the most in the field.48
BOOK REVIEW:
Investigator’s Handbook for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Investigations
by Grace Elting Castle, CLI®
Grace reviews a new book on the growing field of investigating nursing home abuse cases.
