Investigations in the workplace / Eugene F. Ferraro.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Ferraro, Eugene.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xxxv, 555 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

• The process of investigation
• Investigation terminology
• Investigation defined
• The subject
• Interview v. interrogation
• Fact-finders v. investigators
• Decision-maker v. prosecutor
• Misconduct and malfeasance
• B. the investigative process
• The elements of a successful investigation
• The eight methods of investigation
• The seven phases of investigation
• The differences between the public and private sector
• An historical perspective
• Mission
• Advantages of the public sector
• Advantages of the private sector
• More sophisticated crimes and perpetrators
• Greater use of technology
• More litigious workforce
• Expanded rights and protections of employees
• The fundamentals of fact-finding
• The history of the modern fact-finder
• The lincoln years and origin of the secret service
• The texas rangers
• The creation of the fbi
• The birth of corporate investigations
• The role of the fact-finder
• The fact-finder defined
• Gather facts and evidence
• Document and catalog
• Report findings to a higher authority
• Provide recommendations only when asked
• The objectives of the investigation
• Determining the objectives
• Modifying the objectives
• Potential and intended outcomes
• Prosecution
• Discipline
• Restitution
• Evidence collection and preservation
• The definition of evidence
• Hearsay evidence
• Admissibility and materiality
• Spoliation of evidence
• Evidence retention
• Chain of custody
• The methods of investigation
• Physical surveillance
• Physical surveillance defined
• Stationary and moving surveillance
• Evidence collection and preservation
• Electronic surveillance
• Electronic surveillance defined
• Methods and applications
• Research and audit
• The fundamentals of research and audit
• Statutory prohibitions and restrictions
• Sources of information
• Criminal courts
• Courts and public filings
• Forensic analysis
• Chemical analysis
• Accident and incident reconstruction
• Computer forensics
• Forensic document examination
• Deception detection
• Forensic psychology
• Other forms of forensic analysis
• Undercover
• Undercover investigations defined
• When should undercover be used?
• When undercover operations are not appropriate
• Selecting a vendor
• Selecting the undercover operative
• Operative placement
• Deciding the number of operative to use
• The cover story
• Project management
• Communications
• Drug investigations
• Theft investigations
• Case closure.