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Intellenet is a highly experienced group of professional investigators and security consultants with national and international specialized investigative capabilities. Intellenet publications are categorized into three areas: Professional Publications, Professional Books and Related Publications.
Professional Publications
With contributions from various INTELLENET members, fellow member William F. Blake, MS, CPP, CFE, has coordinated publication of three INTELLENET books that are available on the Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd. website, www.ccthomas.com.
Basic Private Investigation: A Guide to Business Organization, Management & Basic Investigative Skills for the Private Investigator Today’s private investigator comes from two primary sources: (1) law enforcement agencies and (2) from academic environments. To be successful as a profession, these groups must be melded to a common group of values and objectives. The purpose of this book is to provide the private investigator, regardless of experience, with information that will result in business and personal success. The book is divided into two parts. |
Advanced Private Investigation: A Manual of Advanced Investigative Skills for the Private Investigator Description The purpose of this book is to provide a basic understanding of some of the more complex matters faced by the private investigator. Real expertise in the advanced level of private investigations comes from expanding this basic information into a more comprehensive working knowledge of the issues. |
A Manual of Private Investigation Techniques: Developing Sophisticated Investigative and Business Skills to Meet Modern Challenges Description: The purpose of this book is to provide a basic understanding of some of the more complex matters faced by the private investigator. Real expertise in the advanced level of private investigations comes from expanding this basic information into a more comprehensive working knowledge of the issues. |
Blueprint for Business Safety and Security: A Guide to Protecting Your Business Description: The average small to medium-sized business owner is frequently unaware of safety and security issues that affect their business. When a person suffers a loss or injury while on the business property, there is an expectation by the staff member or customer that they are safe and secure from harm. As a result, a claim of negligent security can be made, and very expensive civil litigation can ensue. It is reported that the average no contest civil litigation negligent security case settles for about $600,000 plus attorney’s fees and expenses. This cost does not include damage to the reputation of the business and the business owner. The harm may be the result of an employee’s assault on a customer when an appropriate background investigation could have revealed that the employee had a criminal record for violence. It could also result from the failure of a security device or system due to inadequate maintenance. A problem could arise when an employee’s spouse arrives at the business and seriously assaults the employee. Blueprint for Business Safety and Security outlines some of these issues and discusses some reasonable and appropriate measures to take in order to reduce the potential for negligent security claims. The primary objective is to assist the business owner maintain a reputation as a safe location to work and conduct business. It will also be of interest to private investigators, attorneys, security professionals, law enforcement personnel, and students of security. |
Introduction to Security Consulting: A Lucrative Business Service Today’s business owner is facing a new set of challenges to provide for a safe and secure business environment. But the prudent business owner has only to look to the professional security consultant for assistance in developing strategies to achieve that goal. This unique book provides the private investigator with the information to become a proactive partner with the business owner in enhancing the safety and security within the business. The text includes information pertaining to the legal ramifications of negligent security claims; how to ensure employees are whom they claim to be; optimum utilization of security personnel and electronic security devices and systems; development of relevant security-related policies and procedures; and supervision and management controls. The book’s 34 chapters are written in a very clear and concise style and include such topics as: elements of premises liability and negligent security, inadequate security, adequate background investigations, qualifications of a security force, warehouse and cargo security, successful business marketing, armed or unarmed status, separating high-risk employees, workplace violence programs, officer training, preventing internal theft and fraud, employing subcontractors, home and personal safety, guard post orders, parking lot lighting, home security weaknesses, preparation for litigation, crisis management guidelines, convenience store security, protecting human assets, and developing a business safety and security plan. |
| Code of Professional Conduct: Standards and Ethics for the Investigative Profession, Third Description This is the fourth edition of the first codification of ethical standards for the professional private investigator. Originally based upon existing codes of various state, national and international organizations, THE CODE has now expanded to include state of the art accepted practices and procedures. The investigator’s world is not static. States differ as to their regulations. Laws change daily. The investigator is affected by technology, legal codes and accepted ethical standards. The burden falls upon the investigator to be reasonably current with these changing trends. THE CODE seeks to act as a guide in this fluctuating world. The motto, DO NO HARM is the basis for this writing. It clarifies and simplifies the manner in which investigators can interact with members of the public and within their own ranks. The profession demands that the most diligent, honest, and professional conduct be afforded those who pay for the services of the investigator. This third edition has honed the manner in which this is best accomplished. Kitty Hailey has been writing for the profession for more than 30 years. During this time, she has established herself as a mentor to many new members of our field. This book is her seminal work of practice and procedures. |
| The Professional Investigator – Book Two: More articles about the real world of the Professional Private Investigator Description This This is a compilation edition of dozens of articles published in professional journals during the past 20 years. Kitty Hailey, CLI is a prolific writer who has provided information, advice and hands-on instruction for investigators for decades. The Professional Investigator – Book Two continues to educate new and experienced investigators to increase their effectiveness in their chosen profession. Available as a paperback and an e-book by 2023 at new lower prices at https://kittyhailey.com! |
 | Conversation with an Investigator: Information and Advice for Working as a Professional Private Investigator Description This book is irreverent, honest and valuable. No punches are pulled. Real-deal information is passed along to those already in the business wishing to grow their clientele and those new to investigating with everything to learn and nothing to lose. Benefit from a lifetime of finding missing people, representing criminal defendants and satisfying the needs of some of the country’s most astute attorneys. Available as e-book on Amazon and at https://kittyhailey.com! |
| Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators, Third Edition Description An increase in fraud cases has escalated government accountability and corporate oversight, and media attention on cases ranging from missing persons to white-collar crime has increased the visibility of professional investigators. This has resulted in a great source of increased work for the profession. The third edition of Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators continues to supply an up-to-date, nuts-and-bolts learning tool for students and an everyday reference for investigative professionals at all levels. More relevant than ever, this edition adds two new chapters on death and terrorism investigations and several other new sections. An unparalleled guide to the ins and outs of private investigation, Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators, Third Edition belongs on the shelf of every professional and trainee. |
| The Art of Surveillance Description This book is designed for both the novice and experienced investigator. The author relies on his more than 35 years of surveillance experience in outlining the “Art” of Surveillance. Conducting surveillance correctly is truly an art. In this book the methods of all types of surveillance will be outlined as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Proper equipment and concealment techniques are essential parts of surveillance. The use of technology is outlined as well as the legalities of surveillance. This guide gives you the scoop on insurance investigations from A to Z and contains information every investigator needs to successfully conduct insurance investigations of all types. The author has more than 35 years’ experience conducting insurance investigations. Through this experience, you are given insightful techniques and unique prospective on the insurance industry, types of fraud and resources available to assist the investigator. Learn the terminology, different departments and types of adjusters that will allow you to market your services successfully to the insurance industry. The difference between success and failure in the private investigation business is more than just being a good investigator. You must operate your agency like any other business by utilizing marketing techniques and business skills. As one of the most successful private investigators in America today, the author shares time test secrets to success. Using techniques and principals that have brought him an almost unheard of rise to the top of the PI Profession, Kelly shares this for others to use as a blueprint to success. Learn time management skills, how to use the media, the power of the written word, finding your niche, off the wall marketing, how to run and build a successful business, the power of networking and associations and other areas that will increase your business. |
| Insurance Investigations from A to Z Description This guide gives you the scoop on insurance investigations from A to Z and contains information every investigator needs to successfully conduct insurance investigations of all types. The author has more than 35 years’ experience conducting insurance investigations. Through this experience, you are given insightful techniques and unique prospective on the insurance industry, types of fraud and resources available to assist the investigator. Learn the terminology, different departments and types of adjusters that will allow you to market your services successfully to the insurance industry. |
| Secrets of PI Agency Marketing Management Description The difference between success and failure in the private investigation business is more than just being a good investigator. You must operate your agency like any other business by utilizing marketing techniques and business skills. As one of the most successful private investigators in America today, the author shares time test secrets to success. Using techniques and principals that have brought him an almost unheard of rise to the top of the PI Profession, Kelly shares this for others to use as a blueprint to success. Learn time management skills, how to use the media, the power of the written word, finding your niche, off the wall marketing, how to run and build a successful business, the power of networking and associations and other areas that will increase your business. |
| Caregiver Investigations Description This book takes an in-depth look at how neglect and abuse is allowed to permeate in nursing homes, adult daycares and medical facilities. In these settings, caregivers are trusted to fulfill their duties. When the person and the system fails, it can be devastating. The reasons behind this behavior and the type of person most likely to be an abuser are revealed in this book. In addition to case examples of abuse, the reader will learn how to investigate these types of cases and what sources are available to the investigator. Checklists and criteria for selecting a facility is provided for those with family members who may be considering the use of caregivers. As the world’s population increases in age, this book is destined to be asset. |
| Who is the Real Man Behind the Screen? Online Dating: How to Protect Your Heart and Money Description Don’t be one of the millions who get your heart broken and bank account emptied. Don’t think it can never happen to you, because it can. Scammers are skilled and know how to manipulate you…become educated and protect yourself and your clients!
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| Your Public Identity: Because Nothing is Private Anymore Description Identify theft is the fastest growing crime in America. Preventing identity theft is impossible, but by reading this book you can reduce your risk of becoming a victim, know the warning signs, and be armed with a step-by-step plan when you do become an identity theft victim. |
| Handbook for Effective Emergency and Crisis Management Description This book is an instructional text for assessing threat(s), creating crisis management plans, exercising and simulations, response to, and recovery from, incidents, and returning to normal. |
| No One a Neutral: Political Hostage—Taking in the Modern World Description This book is an overview of the emergence of modern terrorism and the use us hostage-taking. |
| The Manual to Online Public Records: A Researcher’s Tool to Using Online Resources of Public Records and Public Information, 3d Edition Description The scope of information that exists online about people and businesses is staggering. If one needs to search for a public record or does a background check, one merely has to Google and the problems is solved, Right? Not so fast, according to the authors. The reality is that all Web sites are not created equal. This title reveals the how and why details of effectively search public records and public information online. |
| The Guide to Online Due Diligence Investigations: The Professional Approach on How to Use Traditional and Social Media Resources for Investigations Description Successful relationships in business, life or online depend on the honesty of all parties. Unfortunately we are forced to pause and wonder more than blithely believe in everything we are told. Performing thorough due diligence to discover financial problems, criminal activity and legal action can keep your personal life in check and your business activity in the black and out of litigation. This book goes far beyond abstract concepts and gives a blueprint for action. “Hetherington’s methods” may be immediately integrated into operations, resulting in tremendous savings of time, effort and money. |
 | Corporate Investigations, 2nd Edition Description What if you could find an investigative manual that handed you over 750 years of wisdom from the very top investigators in the USA? Well, you have just found it! The range of corporate investigations is extremely broad, from accounting financial fraud to executive protection, from shoplifting to international fraud. More than two dozen experts share their investigative techniques to help you navigate this complex field. This work is a must have book if your clients are corporations. |
| Counterfeits, War Stories and Lessons Learned Description Counterfeiting is a multi-billion dollar criminal industry that causes immeasurable harm to both private industries, as well as the general public. In Counterfeits, War Stories and Lessons Learned, Christopher T. Macolini provides brand owners and investigators with a proven roadmap for combatting these threats. Using a mix of practical advice and descriptions of his real-life professional experiences, Chris presents invaluable information for brand owners and investigators at all levels of skill to conduct successful campaigns against those who threaten the hard-won value of brand-name products and their owners. Christopher T. Macolini has a wide variety of investigative skills gleaned from over 30 years of experience with both U.S. Federal law enforcement, as well as Private Sector investigations. |
| Somewhere Out There: Unlocking Secrets In The Journey To Find Biological Parents And Families Description After over thirty-five years of specializing in finding kidnapped children, missing persons and biological families with a 98% success rate, licensed private detective Eileen Law Stewart was persuaded by a clients’ husband and publisher to put her years of experience in motion to help others do the same. That is, giving them the peace of mind finding answers that they so rightly deserve. How was she persuaded? She was hired by a woman whose mother passed away and later found papers in her mom’s attic that showed she was adopted. She had no clue, and was in her 50’s. The papers were redacted. The woman and her husband tried on their own to find her biological parents with no luck. They hired an attorney, then a private detective, to no avail. They hired Eileen and two weeks later, she found both her bio parents. He said, “There’s never been a book written about this before.” So two years later this self-published book is now available. Each Intellenet member gets a 10% discount if they mention Intellenet on the PayPal invoice, order at DetLaw@aol.com. |
Professional Books |
Security Consulting—Protecting the Business Owner | Description This book covers the basic security consulting skills necessary to help protect the small to medium business owner from negligent security claims. Included, inter alia, are chapters relating to the legal elements of premises liability and negligent security; what are the risks to my business; adequacy and qualifications of the security force; are the physical security devices and systems adequate; and what every private investigator must know about performing fair credit reporting act legally compliant background checks in the United States. |
Security Consulting Skills—Book #2 | Description This book offers additional security consulting skills. Included, inter alia, are warehouse and cargo security; managing high-risk employees; nightclub and bar security; developing security awareness; evaluating parking lot lighting; workplace violence programs; and home and personal security. |
Private Investigation Skills—Book #1 | Description Included, inter alia, are controlling internal theft; how to become an expert witness; domestic issues in the workplace; organizing your private investigations business; blueprint for creating a winning website; undercover operations in the private sector; labor relations and Weingarten rights; forensic document examination; professionalism and ethics; and employee discipline. |
Private Investigation Skills—Book #2 | Description Included, inter alia, understanding insurance and insurance fraud; gypsy crime in North America; procedures for conducting photo arrays; homicide investigation; conducting death investigations; executive protection—the protective operator; interviewing techniques for domestic violence cases; and technical surveillance countermeasures. |
Private Investigation Skills—Book #3 | Description Included, inter alia, asset tracing in Austria; kidnap for ransom hostage negotiation; forensic accounting; crime scene investigations, sex offender typologies, managing investigations as a revenue generator; trademark counterfeiting investigations; organizing information and taking notes for criminal cases; defending the self-defense claim; and retail store issues. |
Security Supervision and Management: The Key to Security Business Success | Description This is a 40-hour initial training program for security officers. Topics include, inter alia, professionalism and ethics; increasing your business—market development; value added services; security officer professional liability; role of the security supervision; employee discipline; activity and incident reporting; security training and documentation; media and public relations; lesson plan design and development; labor relations and Weingarten Rights; supervisory techniques; and conflict resolution. |
The Role of the Private Investigator and Security Expert in Negligent Security Litigation | Description The private investigator plays a vital role for the attorney in negligent security litigation. Topics include, inter alia, what is premises security; what are the legal elements of a premises liability claim; how can a security expert be used as a litigation asset; was the incident foreseeable; were the security measures reasonable and appropriate; how does the attorney develop a case; how does the security professional prepare for trial; examples of premises security claims; discoverable documents; and specific questions to be asked at deposition and trail. |
Security and the Business Owner | Description The safety and security of a business has a direct impact on profitability. If a customer or staff member does not feel safe at your business, they will move on to another location where they have a feeling of safety. The business owner cannot guarantee the safety and security of individuals on the property. However, the business owner has an obligation to take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the individuals on the property. |
Operating a Professional Private Investigation and Security Consulting Business | Description Success in the private investigation and security consulting industry requires a flexible mindset and a willingness to adapt to new concepts and trends. The successful private investigator must constantly consider new and different business services where diversity is a key element. Many private investigation skills are readily adaptable to security consulting. Security consulting is a business partnership oriented area where the investigator joints with the business owner to develop strategies for crime prevention. |
| Backstory Description Backstory, by Eileen Law. … We all have one. A backstory ~ the culmination of an individual’s life event or set of events which shaped that person into who & what they are today. It is the importance of that which isn’t seen nor told. If you’ve ever wondered how or why some individuals became pathological liars, cheats, killers, or people exhibiting salacious behaviors, this book will take you on a journey to see things more clearly. It encompasses individuals Eileen has met & investigated over the past 38 years as a Private Detective. While writing it, she felt compelled to delve into the backstory of a notorious serial killer & why some individuals became followers of a cult leader & an evangelist. What powers did they possess to make seemingly intelligent people want to follow them or “drink the Kool-aide?” As the pages of each chapter unfolds, you may find the answers. That is, the answers only you, by virtue of your own backstory, will choose. |
| Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression Description Spymaster’s Prism, by CIA veteran Jack Devine, is a far reaching exposé of Russian aggression against the United States and the ongoing spy v. spy struggle that threatens to undermine American democracy. With U.S. national security interests on the line, we must face the immediate intelligence threat that Russia poses to the United States. More than China or any other adversary, Russia is actively seeking to weaken America by sowing disinformation, distrust, and division in our country. Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken the understood rules of engagement for our intelligence agencies in the Cold War, known as the “Moscow Rules,” and replaced it with his “Hybrid Strategy,” which includes using cyberwarfare to weaken potential adversaries. Putin is intent on bringing the fight to the cyber arena where there are no rules. The SolarWinds hack is the most recent and egregious example, the consequences of which we are only beginning to learn. The Russian threat cannot be overstated, making it all the more imperative to understand Putin and his designs for what they are: a threat to American security and democracy. Spymaster’s Prism is a look at past espionage cases and covert action from the Cold War to the present that will inform our views on current and future threats by Russian intelligence. Devine’s accounts and analysis will shape our collective understanding of the fight against Russian aggression – a fight that is as relevant now as ever. |
 | Hiding in Plain Sight: My Life and Adventures Protecting Celebrities Description When Tom LeBrun was 5 years old he was like most kids his age, full of energy, dreams and imagination galore. But, unlike other kids, young Tom had a stated purpose. He told his Dad that, one-day, like his hero SUPERMAN, “I want to fly around the world protecting people.” This purpose drove him past challenges, obstacles, and injuries. And when that boy became a man, that’s exactly what he did. We’ll follow Tom’s adventures as advance for Tony Robbins, as the security team lead and advance for Bill Gates, and as the ever-resourceful Close Protection expert for some high-profile executives traveling into many extremely dangerous, remote locations. “Hiding in Plain Sight” is the story of former champion power lifter, martial arts Hall of Famer, and one of the worlds renowned experts in Executive Close Protection, Tom LeBrun. Learn how he used savvy and dogged persistence to achieve his dream and become a real life Superman. |
| Behind The Murder Curtain Description Special Agent Bruce Sackman Hunts Doctors and Nurses Who Kill Our Veterans By Bruce Sackman, Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmetterer; Foreword by renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden When Veterans Hospital patients on the road to recovery suddenly die in increasing numbers, it’s up to VA Special Agent in Charge Bruce Sackman to find out why. His shocking discovery rips open the hidden world of what goes on behind the bedside curtains when a killer doctor or nurse decides a patient must die. Behind the Murder Curtain is the true story of Bruce Sackman, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. Sackman’s main responsibilities had been investigating white-collar crimes such as embezzlement when he is drawn into the macabre world of doctors and nurses who murder their patients. Sackman evolves from an investigator of routine cases to the world’s leading expert on Medical Serial Killers—MSKs—doctors and nurses who ply their evil trade hidden behind the privacy curtain at a patient’s bedside. Behind the Murder Curtain tells how this dedicated investigator brought down four MSKs in Veterans Hospitals while developing the RED FLAGS PROTOCOL, which is now taught to investigators and forensic nurses throughout the world as a tool for stopping an MSK. Order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or go to https://behindthemurdercurtain.com. |
| Paradise Undercover Description In 2014, Fernando Fernandez, P.I. found out some rather inconvenient information about his father-in-law’s murder. As his 10 years of wedded bliss largely relied on his leaving this matter alone, this put him in a difficult situation. At the time, Fernandez was a respected and sought after investigator who had dealt with every type of case imaginable. His big break started came 2008, when he defied his world-famous mentor and surprisingly received a flood of international work as a result. Then his caseload turned upside down: – A drug lackey dying in a hospital and the family that required proof of his illness – A missing airplane in the Caribbean with a story more interesting than any cargo – A dead foreigner with no identifying papers, and no one to claim his body. With an office crew as interesting as his cases, Fernandez plowed through his work with zeal and passion, until he had to face his father-in-law’s murder again. Now more than 20 years cold, the case lay forgotten in the vaults of some police warehouse, and his wife no longer wanted to know anything about it. Would she agree to let him reopen the case? Will he be able to find the truth? |
| Uniforms Description For most of his years, David G. Duchesneau has worn “Uniforms,” a seemingly trivial fact that has actually had profound implications on his life journey as it took him from the halls of school to the jungles of war-torn Vietnam. It is for this reason that the simple uniform is of great importance and meaning for Duchesneau, as well as countless others who have had similar experiences as him, and in his aptly titled book, he explores this significance, the intrinsic role the “Uniforms” he wore played in his life. The tale spans an era in a boy’s life and recounts his experiences growing up in a small New England town, from his childhood years, attending parochial school, to his adolescent years, continuing his studies as he and become an active member of a drum and bugle corps for 10 years. The story continues into early adulthood when he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, following him through boot camp, and then his two tours of duty, 1969 through 1970, in Vietnam. Through it all, it chronicles the changes that occurred across the nation and within Duchesneau himself as he came of age, portraying the adventures of his youth, his days in school, his passion for music and his service to his country. It speaks from the heart and mind of everyone who has ever had the experience of attending a Catholic school, all those who were ever so fortunate to be a member of a drum and bugle corps, and all those combat veterans who served in Vietnam and experienced the rigors and sorrows of that war. “Uniforms” is the story of a war disabled veteran and a cancer survivor’s life, and a look back into the formative years of an entire generation, and the crucibles they faced during their heyday. It shows the true meaning of wearing the uniform, the responsibilities it brings, and the effects it can have on a person’s life. |
| Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story Description This book is the spellbinding memoir of Devine’s time in the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served for more than thirty years, rising to become the acting deputy director of operations, responsible for all of the CIA’s spying operations. This is a story of intrigue and high-stakes maneuvering, all the more gripping when the fate of our geopolitical order hangs in the balance. But this book also sounds a warning to our nation’s decision makers: covert operations, not costly and devastating full-scale interventions, are the best safeguard of America’s interests worldwide. |
