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2. Private investigator - Wikipedia

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   Private detectives can perform surveillance work on behalf of individuals Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous fictional private investigator. A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services.

3. List of law enforcement agencies in California - Wikipedia

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   San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.

4. Pinkerton (detective agency) - Wikipedia

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   Pinkerton is an American private investigation and security company established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

5. Private policing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   By the late 1960s, the private security industry was growing at a recession-resistant rate of 10-15% annually. Estimates of the number of private guards, investigators, and so on ranged from 350,000 to 800,000. [42] From 1976 to 1981, there was a 20% increase in calls for police service.

6. Detective - Wikipedia

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   In Vietnam, private detective work is not yet officially recognized by law but is developing due to the demands of modern society. [14] Detective service companies primarily offer investigation and surveillance services for individuals and businesses in matters such as marriage, business fraud, information retrieval, or tracking subjects. [15]

7. County detective - Wikipedia

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   In California, district attorney investigators are sworn peace officers pursuant to § 830.1(a) of the California Penal Code. [3] The San Diego District Attorney currently maintains a law enforcement arm called Bureau of Investigation. [4] It consists of eight divisions, which include 130 district attorney investigators and other non sworn ...