Blake, a retired US Army criminal investigation command special agent, brings together mostly American private investigators, law enforcement officers, attorneys, and others specializing in a
variety of areas who describe, in 21 chapters, advanced private investigation skills not normally encountered in law enforcement or the academic environment. Coverage encompasses asset search
and recovery; competitive intelligence and knowing the adversary; polygraph examination; marine and maritime matters; forensic accounting; capital defense investigations; denied party
screening; defending the criminally accused; locating missing heirs; business intelligence; providing personal protection; product diversion; Internet profiling; threat assessments and
interventions; computer forensics; workers' compensation, employment claims, and insurance investigations; using electronic resources in due diligence investigations; accident investigation and
reconstruction; and employee theft. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
