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PPIAC Life Member Awarded presented to Dean Beers

10/20/2012

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"Lifetime memberships may be awarded to a senior member on the recommendation of the President for outstanding contributions to the Association over a period of time. The President will present the nominee for Lifetime membership for approval of the Board. Only one such membership may be awarded each fiscal year. Lifetime members will have voting privileges and no dues shall be required of them."

PPIAC President Robert Orozco nominated Dean Beers, approved by the board.  As Board Chairman, this was a well kept secret and surprise to Dean.

In presenting the award, Robert noted that Dean has committed many hours to not only the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado, but also as an ambassador for PPIAC to other associations and professional investigators nationwide.

Dean has dedicated this award to his wife, Karen, without whom nothing would be possible and everything is.

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Book Review by Eugene Ferraro of Practical Methods for Legal Investigations

10/20/2012

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Practical Methods for Legal Investigations: Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases By Dean A. Beers; Reviewed by Eugene F. Ferraro

Practical Methods for Legal Investigations: Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases. By Dean A. Beers. CRC Press, www.crcpress.com; 382 pages; $89.95.

For many professional investigators, a career in the private sector is often preceded by one in the public sector. Some of America’s most influential professional investigators from history were first lawmen—consider William J. Burns, Allen Pinkerton, and John E. Reid, to name a few.

Author Dean Beers was never a street cop, but as a county deputy coroner he learned his way around a crime scene and it shows. Beers has a knack for casually (but professionally) walking the reader through one investigative challenge after another. He is insightful and fastidious and, most refreshingly, process driven.

He begins by describing the skills required to be a professional legal investigator and what the job entails. He then discusses investigative goals, objectives, and potential outcomes. Far too few books on the topic of investigations ever discuss these important elements, even as minor considerations.

The remainder of the book deals with his five- stage investigative protocol: prepare, inquire, analyze, document, and report. I found it a peculiar practice to suggest that investigators first handle and analyze crime scene evidence and then catalogue and document it. The work also lacks sufficient case studies. Most readers benefit from case studies or short vignettes to help them understand a method, principle, or technique.

Regardless, the reader will not be disappointed in this book. This is a powerful work, well researched and professionally written. Beers is a sophisticated, no-nonsense investigator. His writing style produces a readable text that is sufficiently technical and complex so as to not bore or dissatisfy a seasoned legal investigator.

Beers has produced a valuable tool that most experts in this fascinating field will want to add to their library.

Reviewer: Eugene F. Ferraro, CPP, is a member of ASIS International and currently sits on the ASIS Standards and Guidelines Commission.
 
This review is published by ASIS at http://www.securitymanagement.com/article/practical-methods-legal-investigations-concepts-and-protocols-civil-and-criminal-cases-00999


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