Investigative private policing beyond the police: an exploratory study

This paper is based on a survey of 331 private investigators predominantly based or working in the UK. It offers findings on the background, roles undertaken, tools used and outcomes of their work. It divides the investigators into four main groups: private investigators (or detectives), investigato...

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Main Author: Button, Mark (Author)
Contributors: Kapend, Richard ; Stiernstedt, Peter
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Policing and society
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-169
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Keywords:
Investigation
Private investigators
in-house investigators
private detectives
private policing

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