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Anonymous ca28914ff1023e2673b9e33aebbe2ec0 started this discussion 2 months (2008-10-12 09:41:43 UTC) ago:
Are they really like in the movies? I think it would be such an awesome job but I don't know if I would be any good at it. Has anyone ever known anyone who was a PI? And what kind of laws do they have to aide by that might be different from say, just me spying on someone?
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Anonymous d5556accf989825a6d1f393410b2a3dc replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 09:54:06 UTC) ago, 12 minutes later (#68,866):
I looked into this actually. I'm not sure what country your in so this might not apply to you, but in Australia, you need to take a course at a TAFE institute to become a licenced private investigator. Then you can get called in by the police to assist in missing persons cases and things of that nature.
Anonymous ca28914ff1023e2673b9e33aebbe2ec0 (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 10:01:05 UTC) ago, 7 minutes later (#68,868):
Right about the in Australia bit. Do you know how much it costs to do one of these courses? Or how long it would take? Maybe a link to an institution?
Anonymous d5556accf989825a6d1f393410b2a3dc replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 10:38:16 UTC) ago, 37 minutes later (#68,871):
http://www.australiansecurityacademy.com.au/Best I could find at a glance. If your still in high-school, your carrers advisor can probably give you more info, though they may look at you funny. But hey, PI's are a fast growing occupation.
Anonymous ca28914ff1023e2673b9e33aebbe2ec0 (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 10:51:36 UTC) ago, 13 minutes later (#68,872):
Thanks man, I found another one called the Australian Institute of Public Safety too, reckon I might do a bodyguard course sometime just to know how to keep myself safe and stuff.
Anonymous d5556accf989825a6d1f393410b2a3dc replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 11:47:41 UTC) ago, 56 minutes later (#68,874):
Anonymous ca28914ff1023e2673b9e33aebbe2ec0 (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 12:55:17 UTC) ago, 1 hour later (#68,883):
@68,874Wow, thanks. A heap of the needed units really sound like fun. I like opportunities to be clever, and especially reasons to play with cool spy-like equipment. Hidden cameras and stuff are awesome!
Anonymous 51a0cf4fcf17d1537311227311ed1c94 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-12 16:36:50 UTC) ago, 4 hours later (#68,919):
It's a common job, although you do need to be licensed to do it. A lot of P.I.'s are fallen cops, but some of them are very good. They are commonly employed by attorneys — so if you want to become a P.I., start building up a network of attorney friends early, especially criminal defense lawyers, and, of course, divorce lawyers.
Some investigators (the ones who have through luck or devotion managed to acquire a superlative reputation) make a lot of money, but most do not really make that much, so bear that in mind. White-collar espioneurs are rarer, but can command considerably higher prices — these are the people who know the law well enough to dance just inside of what is legal, and infiltrate companies to get access to evidence crucial in expensive lawsuits.
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