Investigations in the Workplace

Ferraro, a corporate investigator who specializes in employee dishonesty, substance abuse, and criminal activity, supplies new and experienced corporate investigators and security professionals, human resources and law enforcement personnel, attorneys, and others with a guide to the methods and processes of investigations of workplace crime and misconduct. He describes the process of investigation; the basic methods of physical and electronic surveillance, research and audit, forensic analysis, undercover methods, and interview and interrogation; investigation phases; differences in the public and private sectors; the fundamentals of fact-finding; project management and case development, including proposals and report writing; legal challenges and litigation avoidance; and strategies for theft, drug investigation, fraud and embezzlement, harassment, proprietary and trade secret investigations, computer crime, accident and workers' compensation, employment screening and background investigations, workplace violence prevention and intervention, and ethics violation. The final chapter covers ways to improve results. This edition has been revised and updated with more methods, techniques, and case studies, and includes new diagrams, checklists, visuals, and text boxes on common mistakes. Annotation �穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)