Undercover Investigations for the Workplace

As security professionals, lawyers, personnel directors, and corporate executives are confronted by the demands of loss prevention, asset protection, and ever-expanding employee rights, there is a growing demand for more up-to-date information about workplace investigations. This book defines and explores the process of undercover investigations as well as delving into the legal aspects of undercover and the role of an effective litigation avoidance strategy. Undercover Investigations makes a rational and authoritative plea for legitimacy of undercover in the workplace.

Undercover Investigations is sufficiently detailed as to serve the reader who is contemplating an undercover investigation for the first time, or one who uses them regularly. It contains several modern case studies, statistics checklists and references making it an authoritative work on the subject of undercover and workplace investigations.

Authoritative work that will serve as a useful handbookProvides modern case studies, statistics and checklistsExplores the legal aspects of undercover and the role of an effective litigation avoidance strategy

The Justification and the Legitimacy of Undercover Investigation in the Modern Workplace
Pre-Investigation Preparation and Operative Placement
Case Management and Communications
Drug Investigations
Theft Investigations
Organized Labor and Other Important Management Considerations
Case Closure and Shutdown
Litigation Avoidance
Measuring Results
The Future
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