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About Sean A. Ahrens, CPP, CSC
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With over sixteen (16) years in the security industry, ten (10) years as a practicing consultant, I can answer questions that relate to the development of a security program that covers physical, operational or technical security. This includes: The development of and the administration of a threat/loss and vulnerability assessment, security master planning, security lighting, electronic and mechanical locking, target hardening, crime analysis and statistics, vehicle arresting devices, investigations, development of security policies and procedures, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), liability mitigation and workplace violence. I also have considerable experience with the planning, implementation and management of technical systems such as access control, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems, alarm and intrusion systems, Digital Video Recorder (DVR) systems, visitor management, transmission systems, control center design, space planning, ID credentialing and etcetera.
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I have participated on multiple projects from the industrial, government, public, education, retail and private entity sectors. For security reasons, specific client names are withheld.
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Expert: Sean A. Ahrens, CPP, CSC
Date: 7/14/2008
Subject: the business
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QUESTION: I am writing a story and my question involves the business or cases. Because of your many years of experience you seem to be the right person to ask. In my story someone wants three investigators on one case. If this is possible, on what type of cases might this possibly be?
Thanks.
Of if you wanted to watch someone day and night, would three guys on different shifts be useful?
ANSWER: Let me see if I understand....
You are writing a story, which would involve three investigators on one case?
Yes this is possible: The Insurance agency could have an investigator, the victim could have an investigator and the police obviously would have an investigator. In many instances, more than one investigator is used, however
It is also possible, however, unlikely that a static position would rotate. However, mobile positions rotate quite often to prevent from being "made".
Hope this helps.
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QUESTION: I wanted all three investigators to be from the same agency working on one case. Is this possible? And who could be the villain who would want them stopped? (Have to have a dangerous bad guy)
Thanks
Answer
Demetrius,
It is rare, but not unheard of. One instance that I would think would involve multiple investigators would be a missing person. Time is of essence, when tracking a missing person.
As an example, if a family hired an investigator to find their missing daughter/son; this could lead to a bigger investigation as a result of the evidence collected. There would be a lead investigator who would have other investigators follow-up on other leads. These investigators would work as a collective whole in trying to gather information towards the goal of finding the person.
Another opportunity would be a murder. Once police efforts are exhausted (Case has gone cold), family members will turn towards Private investigators to continue the investigation.
To make it really interesting, in my opinion, it would be cool if two unrelated investigations lead to a common investigation. In this example, a third investigator would assist each of the two investigations independently and towards the real "common" investigation...Like two separate family's hiring the same investigation firm to find their Son, only to find out that the other family's daughter killed the son....( I don't tell stories well, as you can tell)
Just ideas... Your villain would have to be educated, cunning, resourceful and knowledgeable about the investigation process to stay in front of the people chasing him/her..
Do you have Character development as of yet?
Hope this helps...
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