Investigator and fraud fighter guidebook : operation war series

Author

• Piper, Charles E.

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9781118871171

Series

Subject(s)

• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
• INVESTIGATIONS

Notes

• App3endix: p. 297-303

. . Index: p.309-313

Abstract

Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook provides investigative insight and guidance on how to conduct thorough and complete investigations. The methods taught will allow investigators to solve more cases - even with fewer resources. The author teaches how investigators should perform as many as ten different types of investigations simultaneously:
1. Criminal,
2. Civil,
3. Administrative,
4. ID similar wrongful acts by same suspect,
5. ID other wrongful acts by same suspect,
6. ID others who have committed same wrongs as suspect,
7. Project others who might commit similar acts in future,
8. ID Waste/Abuse,
9. ID Systemic Weaknesses (Cause/Contributing Factors),
10. Consider improvements/corrections to be made (to ensure the wrong does not reoccur)

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xxi, 313p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

-

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Chapter 1. The successful investigator. The basics --
Investigators --
If you have the pig, you have it made --
Investigation --
Success --
Chapter 2. Case initiation. Juristiction, venue, and purview --
Believable, reliable, or credible source of information --
Dollar loss --
Seriousness/harm --
Caseload --
Resources --
Funding/finances --
Investigators' desire --
Investigative priorities --
Projected remedy --
Prosecutor's perogative --
Media or public interest --
Political interests --
Chapter 3. Conducting thorough investigations. Questions to answer --
Seven questions : five Ws and two Hs --
Before, during, and after --
Chapter 4. Expanding investigative efforts. Comparisons --
NCIC --
Resources --
Seven questions: five Ws and two Hs plus "else" --
Currently, previously, or in the future --
Thinking like others --
Three investigative exploration approaches --
Follow the same blueprint --
Chapter 5. Fraud, waste, abuse, and systemic weaknesses. Fraud --
Waste --
Abuse --
Systemic weaknesses --
Ten simultanous investigations --
Suggestions for improvement --
Chapter 6. Summary reports. Types of investigative reports --
Official files and working files --
Other reports --
Preparing To write --
Length of reports --
Attachments and exhibits to reports --
Reports should stand alone --
Report formats --
Common report-writing mistakes --
Chapter 7. The investigator's toolbox: resources, tools, and techniques --
Investigative resources --
Investigative tools and techniques --
Search warrants --
Subpoenas --
Interceptions and tracking devices --
NCIC --
Mail covers --
Trash covers --
Undercover Assignments --
Photogrpahy and video, and audio recordings --
Laboratory analysis --
Informants --
Polygraphs and deception detectors --
Analysis and audits --
Other case files and police reports --
Ask --
Chapter 8. Interviewing. Interviews and interrogation --
Rapport --
Listen and then talk --
Note taking --
Corroboration --
Word choice --
Planning --
Body language --
Props --
Finish the job --
Empathy --
Statement analysis --
Think plural --
Interview notes --
Interview room sketches and photographs --
Case planning. Plans change --
Murphy's law --
Private investigations --
Administrative responsibilties --
Case files --
Electronic case folder --
Working file --
Official file --
Investigative plan --
Summary --
Juggling a caseload and time management --
Chapter 10. Large scale investigations. Communication --
Planning --
Interview log --
Re: strategy --
Final summary report --
Attachments and exhibits --
Post draft report --
Report distribution --
Investigative notes and evidence --
Chapter 11. Making presentations. Grahics, charts, visual aids, photos and videos --
Investigator's appearance and voice --
A copy for the prosecutor --
Presentations to supervisors --
Indictments, convictions, and dollar recoveries --
Chapter 12 Providing testimony. Dealing with opposing counsel --
Visual aids in court --
Make sure you wnderstand the question --
Chapter 13. Closing the case. Old case files --
Evidence --
Recommendations for improvement --
Suspensions, debarment, and improvement plans --
Chapter 14. Personal and professional growth --
Training --
Networking --
Physical fitness --
Morale --
Insurance and representation --
Preparing for the future --
Teddy Roosevelt.

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