Surveillance Methods and Techniques
Hidden cameras are commonly used to surveil others. Surveillance countermeasures help protect you from those wanting to know what you’re doing, saying, or where you go. Don’t let anyone track you without your knowing.
These days, surveillance methods are easily acquired so that almost anyone can surveil you. Knowledge is power. If you think you’re being surveilled, it helps to know what techniques could be used.
There are two surveillance types: tailing and fixed, called "the stakeout." Surveillance services often best determine activities or associates. Surveillance can realize quick results but sometimes longer periods are required. The future of techniques includes electronic monitoring and security officers.
Basic Investigative Techniques
- Development of informants
- Use of undercover agents
- Laboratory analysis of physical evidence
- Physical and electronic surveillance
- Interrogation
- Use of searches and seizures
Ethical Considerations in Surveillance
Private investigators doing surveillance must act lawfully and ethically. One concern is that surveillance takes many hours to produce results.