Investigator-Notes®
Welcome
to
"Investigator Notes"®
Investigator
Notes is for Licensed Private Investigators and those in related
fields. The intent is to provide a professional forum to discuss
legislative, investigative and general information relevant to
the private investigation industry.
Investigator Notes was created to offer a forum in which professional
investigators can share ideas, techniques, monitor legislative
issues and new laws pertaining to the industry. Posting of job
opportunities or learning opportunities and/or need for assistance
are also welcomed. Please join us and express your thoughts. The
intent of this site is to present a truly professional platform
for all to have a voice.
Click to join Investigator-Notes
|
An
Investigator's Thoughts...
I
was sitting at the computer and began a reflection on our chosen
profession. The following is what came to mind so I decided
to share it with all.
Can
you believe we are already more then halfway through 2005, and
what a year we have been having. For the first time in many
years, our industry is seeing new trends and changes. Twenty
years ago, when I first started in the PI business, there was
no licensing, no video camera's much less digital formats, no
computers, no real proprietary databases. All that
we needed was a good 35mm camera, a shingle hanging on the door,
a typewriter, an ability to search court records, and the ability
to think out the box or ahead of the target.
Then
we faced licensing and we all frowned and felt that big brother
would always be looking over our shoulder or getting our hard
earned bucks. On top of which, we started having to take
8 hours CEH which seasoned investigators truly resented and some
still do.
Today
we are facing some of the toughest legislative issues seen in
the field. We are all appalled and are working our
fingers to the bones writing letters to state our need for information
and that we have earned that right as a professional which has
led me to think hard about what has taken place over the last
twenty years.
Without
realizing it perhaps, those responsible for implementing licensing
had foresight of what was to come or maybe they had other ideas
in mind. But I'm thankful, at least today, that we are licensed
because there is a great deal of discussion about PI's that are
state licensed being able to have some access that non-licensing
state PI's may not have.
Then
I thought about how often we are stating that we are professionals
which led me to consider its definition in the literal sense.
Black Law's Dictionary states a professional is someone engaged
in one of the learned professions or in an occupation requiring
a high level of training and proficiency .
As
we are all aware, our chosen field is becoming extremely complex
with advances in technology, using computers, mastering equipment
and keeping up with laws. We are truly becoming professionals
whether or not we ever had that desire And to continue
the professional trend as defined we must continue receiving a
high level of training and be able to demonstrate proficiency
in services we provide.
Thus
the days of hanging up a shingle and calling oneself a PI are
gone and gone forever. I really prefer the idea of being
a professional than just a PI. I believe most of us do..the
benefits are endless and in these times of change it is now a
necessity. Let's at least consider being state licensed
and taking CEH greatly contribute to our gaining status as professionals.
Let's
all continue to increase our status and put forth the greatest
effort to be professionals, not only in our level of training
and proficiency but in our ethics and professionalism.
Natalie
Biondolillo
Exemplar
Enterprises, Inc.
Copyright
©
2005 Exemplar Enterprises, Inc.
|
