Investigations in the Workplace - Eugene  F. Ferraro

Investigations in the Workplace

Buch | Hardcover
600 Seiten
2005
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-8493-1648-7 (ISBN)
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Focusing on both the private security professional and the consumer of corporate investigative services, this text provides the tools necessary to serve the reader who is contemplating an internal investigation for the first time, or one who conducts them regularly. It explores modern investigative techniques and strategies.
Whether you are a professional licensed investigator or have been tasked by your employer to conduct an internal investigation, Investigations in the Workplace gives you a powerful mechanism for engineering the most successful workplace investigations possible. Corporate investigator Eugene Ferraro, CPP, CFE has drawn upon his twenty-four years of practical experience to craft a book that dispels the myths and troublesome theories promulgated by the uninitiated. He provides the back-story behind the methodology, rationale, and gritty practices that have made his workplace investigations soar. But most importantly, he shares this knowledge with you.

The book is designed for easy reading and use. Although every page is filled with useful information, you do not need to read the book cover to cover. The exhaustive table of contents, innumerable references, and expansive index allow you to quickly find the immediate information you need. The Applied Strategies chapter shows you how to conduct a particular type of investigation and the action steps involved. To help capture salient points and simplify the learning process, the text is sprinkled with brief Tips and Traps that provide quick and easy lessons on how to make the best use of the information in a particular section.

Few workplace activities invoke so much risk and at the same time, so much opportunity, as workplace investigations. A combination of skill, experience, and luck: successful workplace investigations are complex undertakings. An improperly conducted workplace investigation can be expensive and ruin the careers of everyone who touches it. Exploring modern investigative technique and strategies, this book gives you new solutions you need and provides the keys to master even the most complex workplace investigation.

Preface
Introduction

THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION
The Investigative Process
The Differences between the Public and Private Sector
Significant Trends in the Private Sector

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FACT-FINDING
The History of the Modern Fact-finder
The Role of the Fact-finder
The Objectives of the Investigation
Potential and Intended Outcomes
Evidence Collection and Preservation

The Methods of Investigation
Physical Surveillance
Electronic Surveillance
Research and Audit
Forensic Analysis
Undercover
Interviews and Interrogation

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CASE DEVELOPMENT
The Investigative Team
Investigative Proposals
Mission Management
Report-Writing
Electronic Communications
When and How to Use Outside Resources
Ethics

LEGAL CHALLENGES AND LITIGATION AVOIDANCE
Jurisdiction over Workplace Investigations
Preparatory Legal Considerations
Due Process
Privacy
Federal Law and Employee Rights
State Tort Law Issues
Workers' Compensation
Negligent Investigation
Claims Arising from Employee Interviews
Claims Arising from Employee Disciplinary Actions
Litigation Avoidance

APPLIED STRATEGIES
The Method of Multiple-Working Hypotheses
Employee Theft Investigations
Workplace Drug Investigations
Fraud and Embezzlement Investigations
Harassment Investigations
Proprietary Information and Trade Secret Investigations
Computer Crime Investigations
Accident and Workers' Compensation Investigations
Employment Screening and Background Investigations
Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention
Ethics Violation Investigations

IMPROVING RESULTS
Investment and Cost Management
Civil Recovery and Restitution
Prosecution
Process Improvement and Analysis
Alternatives to Investigation

AFTERWORD
Appendix A: Glossary of Common Investigative Terms and Terminology
Appendix B: Sample Investigative Report
Appendix C: Sample Video Surveillance Report
Appendix D: Sample After-action Report
Appendix E: Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination: Questions and Answers
Appendix F: Sample Search Policy
Appendix G: Sample Non-Disclosure Agreement

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.7.2005
Zusatzinfo 5 Halftones, black and white; 24 Tables, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Gewicht 953 g
Themenwelt Informatik Netzwerke Sicherheit / Firewall
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Wirtschaft
ISBN-10 0-8493-1648-0 / 0849316480
ISBN-13 978-0-8493-1648-7 / 9780849316487
Zustand Neuware
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