Implications:
1) *Government expenditures for police services are on the rise *Makes Sense..more time for law enforcement to handle serious issues.
2) *Private Sector has expertise and willingness to accommodate the needs
My position now and has been for several years is that the private security and investigations firms are ready, willing and able to transition some of the lower level tasks away from law enforcement. These tasks may be non-injury accident investigation, handling follow-up of witness statements regarding lesser offenses, interviewing witnesses at low risk crime scenes (i.e. burglaries), perimeter crime scene security, interviewing/investigation of reported fraudulent, non-violent activity, gathering information related to current investigations as directed by the Agency employing the firms. This, I believe, will free up already stressed budget issues within most if not all communities. By using available private resources while limiting law enforcement expenditures makes good sense.
Analysis:
D. W. Tschudy is the principal of Papago Investigations & Consultants of Arizona, a firm providing experts in areas of investigative services for civil and criminal investigations for the legal, corporate, industrial, medical and insurance industries as well as the private individual. Mr. Tschudy has investigative experience including evidence development, witness locates, asset research, interviews and interrogation, u/cover operatives, surveillance and other criteria necessary for the culmination of a successful case file investigation for the client. Tschudy is a State of Arizona licensed private investigator for the past twenty-two years and State of California approved licensing certification with the receipt of credentials forthcoming. Mr. Tschudy believes that the private industry is open to providing services that are now offered by law enforcement. An example of this is accident investigations that are non-injury types. The licensed investigator and/or security professional can focus their services on support services that the law enforcement agency now has responsibility for.Issues related to training, expertise, availability to State licensing files, data banks, etc. can be authorized through State legislative changes, similar to off-site driver's license, registration, title kiosks that are in some states. The availability for the trained law enforcement officer to respond to more serious offenses are then realized thus allowing them to focus on the issues that are public safety related. Issues that would need to be focused on would be insurance coverage, State statutes regulating who has access to restricted information, payment and by who, oversight, training, in-service to maintain a high performance of services and many others too numerous to mention.It is the writer's thought that the overload experienced by the law enforcement community can be reduced through the use of the private sector firms that have expertise to handle these issues; similar to private prisons that until recently were unheard of. The contributor believes that there has to be continual realignment of services and evaluation by all involved in the law enforcement community, private security and private investigations service industries that will aid in allowing a relief valve to be implemented that reduces the ever increasing pressure of overwhelming public safety needs and expenditures. The private sector makes sense!
© June 2009 D. W. Tschudy
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- D.W. Tschudy is the principle and founder of Papago Investigations (PICA) and Consultants of Arizona and California (PICCA). For more than 22 years PICA has been providing professional services in investigations, forensic science, forensic computer recovery, financial fraud investigations, forensic accounting, litigation support, polygraph, counterintelligence, electronic eavesdropping detection/wiretap detection, voice analysis, custom video surveillance systems and consulting services around the world. D.W. Tschudy’s credentials include retirement from law enforcement as supervisor of detectives, US patent holder for Conceal Carry and a published author in the field of investigations. Mr. Tschudy has certified expertise in the areas of felony crime investigations, fingerprints, evidence collection and protection, security evaluation and threat assessments, interviews and interrogations, financial crimes investigations, drug investigations, arson, fraud, and loss prevention. With offices in Scottsdale Arizona and Venice California, PICA and PICCA offers professional services in all areas of investigations throughout the United States and around the world.