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Is anyone here familiar with Veracity Research Company (VRC) Investigations? I am going through the process getting hired as a surveillance investigator and would like to know how decent or reputable this company is. From what I've read on the couple of Reddit forums talking about VRC, the company is not the greatest. Not to mention the pay seems low at just $25 - $30 an hour where they hinted that if hired I would start at around 25/hr with mediocre compensated miles.

Would VRC be a good stepping stone into the field of investigations? Does anyone have first hand experience with VRC? If so how was your time there? Are the reviews as bad as they say it is?

I do need a job that will pay me more than my current job and get me some real world experience so I am tempted to take the offer if it were to come. Thanks for the help

Has anyone done the Wicklander-Zulawski training? I once knew someone years ago that spoke highly of it (in a more corporate setting) and was considering starting their courses and maybe going as far as their CFI certification. Seems to be marketed heavily toward HR/etc but seems like it would highly useful for us as well.

44 Investigative Topics — Looking for Input From Other Investigators

I’ve been working on a project over the past several months that started with a fairly simple idea: take some of the investigative lessons I’ve learned over the years and put them into a form that might be useful to other investigators.

It has now grown into 44 short papers with companion videos, each dealing with a specific part of the investigative process.

Some cover fundamentals—interviewing witnesses, corroboration, timelines, documentary evidence, photography, and chain of custody. Others deal with questions that tend to become more complicated once you’re actually working cases:

When should you re-interview a witness?

How do you evaluate possible deception without guessing based on body language?

When does the absence of evidence actually mean something?

What do you do when evidence that once existed has disappeared?

What happens when the documents tell a different story from the witness?

Although much of my current work involves military defense investigations, most of these are not uniquely military issues. They’re investigative problems that PIs encounter in many types of cases.

One theme keeps appearing throughout the project: don’t ask whether the evidence supports your theory until you’ve asked whether your theory survives the evidence.

I’m sharing this here for two reasons.

First, some of the material may be useful to investigators who are newer to the profession.

Second, I’d appreciate input from experienced investigators. After 44 topics, I’m sure there are subjects I haven’t addressed that should be included.

What investigative skill, problem, or lesson do you think newer investigators aren’t taught enough about?

If anyone is interested in seeing the papers or videos, I’ll be glad to provide the link. I’m more interested, though, in hearing what other working investigators think belongs on the list.

AIO for hiring a PI to look into my dad's new girlfriend? I have never actually met her. My (49f) dad (79) has started seeing an ex-convict we'll call Ashley (57f). Ashley did over 10 years in prison for attempted 1st degree murder. She has convinced my dad that she was framed. She also claims to be a nurse, singer, model, influencer, professional dancer, and who knows what else. She claims to have been kidnapped multiple times and lots of horrible things done to her. Ashley has many different aliases and has no other online presence other than her fb page. Ashley admits to having changed her name multiple times. Dad swears he's not giving her money but is now telling my siblings that he is going to marry her. The thing is, dad doesn't have much money, he owns the house but has lots of debt. I don't know what she thinks she will get out of it. I would love to believe that she is actually in love with him too, but I can't ignore the line of red flags. Who is this woman and what's her game?

I currently work at Allied Universal and I make 22hr I'm thinking of swapping over to ethos risk because they're offering me 30hr. But I'm not sure the benefits compared to allied. With allied they pay you from the moment you leave to the moment you get back also report time, they also have mileage compensation, vehicle allowance, and they give you a little for your WiFi.

Ethos didn't elaborate on their benefits like allied did. Is anyone able to explain if it's worth swapping over? I've been with allied for 2 years no raise.

I’m in my first month of finally starting my PI career. I know men have dozens of options out there for bathroom breaks, but we ladies have to pull our pants past our butts for similar tools! Without tinting, I’m not sure those tools are ones I want to use/try, but I KNOW I’m going to lose my person if I keep leaving to pee.

Any experienced females out there tried any of these tools? What have you found that works (or doesn’t, so I know what to avoid)?

Genuine question

Do any other Investigators that work for the larger companies feel like we need to fight for ourselves? I am paid $25/hr but getting less than 30 hours a week right now. It's been this way for months. Travel is brutal, start and stop times are wild. Anyone chime in but please keep it civil and to the point. I am just trying to open a dialog and see how others that work surveillance/SIU for big companies feel. Thanks

For the record: PI for 5 years. Owned my own business the first year, one man show and divorce ended that. SIU and surveillance since for 2 different agencies.