Category: Bail Enforcement

[Video] Tactical Moment, Episode 1: “Proper Handgun Grip”

0 Comments May 21, 2012

Pursuit Magazine readers: You’ve asked for more practical advice and articles related to firearms and we’re delivering! “Guns and Tactics magazine and InSights Training Center give some easy to remember and practical pistol shooting advice while showcasing our newest shooting bay!” In this brand new series and very first episode of “Tactical Moment” featuring John Holschen from [...]

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Body Armor and Protective Clothing

0 Comments March 8, 2012

Body armor is an item or piece of clothing that is designed to protect the wearer against a variety of attacks. They can be made to stop different types of threats, such as bullets, knives and needles, or a combination of different attacks. There are two types of body armor – soft body armor, which [...]

[Video] A Day in the Life of a Bail Enforcement Agent

1 Comment November 30, 2011

Whether you call it bail enforcement, fugitive recovery or bounty hunting, the modern day bounty hunter works on behalf of a bail bondsman to re-arrest and put in jail a bail bond client who has defaulted on the terms of the bail contract between them. Most often the client has failed to appear in criminal [...]

Visual Screening for Concealed Handguns, Firearms and Weapons

4 Comments April 26, 2010

Bail enforcement agents often face dangerous situations in the performance of their work; there is no doubt that the greatest risk comes from concealed weapons and firearms in the possession of those who would do us harm. The reality of our work is that there are evil people out there who will kill us if [...]

Private Investigator Databases: What the GLBA Really Means to You

10 Comments March 3, 2010

In the mid-1990s to early 2000’s, we entered an era when the “Information Age” precipitated a shift in the private investigations industry then made up largely of “Gumshoe Investigators” to one whose population was being replaced by a new age of “Internet Investigators.” Database companies were just starting to come online and I remember gaining [...]

The Power of Using a Badge

18 Comments February 9, 2010

A bail enforcement agent stops at a ranch in Texas, and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, “I need to search your ranch for a bail jumper I believe is hiding on your property.” The rancher says, “Okay, but do not go in that field over there.” as he points out the [...]

What is the Difference Between a Professional Bail Bondsman and a Surety Bail Agent?

5 Comments January 18, 2010

The difference between a property bond and a surety bond is simply who is ultimately liable for paying the bond off in the event of a final judgment of forfeiture. A surety bond is backed by a surety (or insurance) agency that the bondsman is qualified to write bonds on behalf and the bond works [...]

Michigan Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act Before the State Legislature

6 Comments January 6, 2010

There is yet another move in Michigan to wrangle in the Bail Agents, Fugitive Recovery Agents and Bail Bond Runners working within the state- this time in the form of Michigan House Bill 5536, the “Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act.” This bill has not yet been approved by either the Senate or the House. I’m [...]