Detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment, or seek, examine, and compile information for client.

Other names for Private Detectives and Investigators: Alarm Investigator, Asset Protection Detective, Asset Protection Manager, Assets Protection Specialist, Background Investigator, Bonding Agent, Cash Shortage Investigator, Detective, Detective Investigator, District Agent, Fraud Analyst, Fraud Investigator, House Detective, House Officer, Insurance Investigator, Intelligence Agent, Investigations Director, Investigator, Loss Prevention Agent, Loss Prevention Analyst, Loss Prevention Associate, Loss Prevention Detective, Loss Prevention Investigator, Loss Prevention Manager, Loss Prevention Officer, Loss Prevention Specialist, Missing Persons Investigator, Private Detective, Private Eye, Private Investigator, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Security Manager, Shopping Investigator, Skip Locator, Skip Tracer, Special Investigator, Store Detective, Target Protection Specialist, Undercover Agent, Undercover Operator,

• Write reports and case summaries to document investigations.
• Search computer databases, credit reports, public records, tax and legal filings, and other resources in order to locate persons or to compile information for investigations.
• Obtain and analyze information on suspects, crimes, and disturbances in order to solve cases, to identify criminal activity, and to gather information for court cases.
• Conduct background investigations of individuals, such as pre-employment checks, to obtain information about an individual's character, financial status or personal history.
• Conduct private investigations on a paid basis.
• Testify at hearings and court trials to present evidence.
• Question persons to obtain evidence for cases of divorce, child custody, or missing persons, or information about individuals' character or financial status.
• Observe and document activities of individuals in order to detect unlawful acts or to obtain evidence for cases, using binoculars and still or video cameras.
• Alert appropriate personnel to suspects' locations.
• Perform undercover operations such as evaluating the performance and honesty of employees by posing as customers or employees.
• Investigate companies' financial standings or locate funds stolen by embezzlers, using accounting skills.
• Expose fraudulent insurance claims or stolen funds.
• Confer with establishment officials, security departments, police, or postal officials to identify problems, provide information, and receive instructions.
• Apprehend suspects and release them to law enforcement authorities or security personnel.
• Count cash, and review transactions, sales checks, and register tapes in order to verify amounts and to identify shortages.
• Warn troublemakers causing problems on establishment premises, and eject them from premises when necessary.
• Monitor industrial or commercial properties to enforce conformance to establishment rules, and to protect people or property.