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ISPLA ALERT: Indiana Investigative and Security Professionals Need Your Help Now!
Vote NO on HB 1006!! The Indiana legislature has introduced HB 1006 to repeal mandatory licensing of private investigators and security guards. The Indiana Association of Professional Investigators (IAPI) and the Indiana Society of Professional Investigators (INSPI) are working together to stop this bill from becoming law. Indiana has a short legislative session that will [...]
Pursuit Magazine Overhauls Information Network with Launch of PursuitWire.com
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Scott Harrell, CompassPoint Investigations ScottH @ compasspointpi (dot) com www.CompassPointPI.com Pursuit Magazine Overhauls Information Network With Launch of PursuitWire.com. January 5, 2012, Pensacola, FL - Pursuit Magazine launched the innovative newswire site, http://pursuitwire.com, on January 1, 2012 in an effort to educate and improve the success rates of members [...]
ISPLA Year-End Report on 2011 Federal Legislative Issues
Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action had great success at the federal level in 2011. Although a number of bills were introduced in the 112th Congress to amend federal surveillance laws, thus far, none have passed. Due to the rapid advances in technology Congress has attempted to address conflicts between technological innovation and privacy [...]
Happy New Year from Pursuit Magazine!
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – BIll Vaughan TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS Thank you for being a part of Pursuit Magazine and for helping us to make 2011 the BEST year yet for our online publication; we sincerely [...]
Using and Managing Subcontract Private Investigators
There will be a time in your investigative career that you will need to hire another private investigator to help you with an assignment; he or she may work along side of you or may be handling tasks on the other side of the country. Subcontracting parts of your investigation makes sense when you do [...]
Tips, Tricks and Warnings for Conducting Surveillance in the Winter
Surveillance in the winter and in cold climates does not seem to pose as many health problems for the private investigator as during the summer, though some caution must still be maintained to avoid freezing to death in harsh conditions. Keeping yourself warm from the start of a surveillance assignment is easier than trying to [...]
[Video] A Season’s Greeting to You from CompassPoint Investigations!
From the entire staff of Pursuit Magazine, we wanted to say thank you for your support this year and to wish all of you and your loved ones a very Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Whether you were naughty or nice this year, we hope that you get everything you want. [...]
Understanding Suicide and its Prevention – Equivocal Death Investigations
The New Year is quickly approaching, and let us all hope for a better year. Even if your year was great, it doesn’t hurt to strive for better. Life can be extremely hard on us, and some have a more difficult time coping than others. Although the Christmas/Holiday season is a joyous time, people still [...]
Private Investigator is Instrumental in Landmark Case Before the US Supreme Court
U.S Supreme Court Considers Death-Sentenced Inmate’s Request for Replacing Habeas Counsel The Supreme Court will consider Clair’s previous counsel’s failure to analyze and submit newly discovered evidence by C. J. FORD as a factor in their decision. WASHINGTON D.C — The capital case Martell v. Clair was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, [...]


















