3.6 KiB
3.6 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| private-detective | Occupational skill for the role 'private detective' (also: private dick, sleuth, private investigator, inspector, PI, private eye). Use when the user asks for typical private detective work such as: Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.; Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.; Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival. |
Private Detective
Private detectives research and analyse information to uncover facts for personal, corporate or legal reasons, depending on their clients. They conduct surveillance activities, which includes taking photos, doing background checks and interviewing individuals. Private detectives may help in criminal and civil cases, child custody, financial fraud, on-line harassment and may search for missing people. They compile all the information into a file and hand it to their clients for further action.
Core workflow
- Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
- Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
- Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival.
- Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
- Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
- Preserve, process, and analyze items of evidence obtained from crime scenes and suspects, placing them in proper containers and destroying evidence no longer needed.
- Obtain summary of incident from officer in charge at crime scene, taking care to avoid disturbing evidence.
- Note, mark, and photograph location of objects found, such as footprints, tire tracks, bullets and bloodstains, and take measurements of the scene.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- analyse legal evidence
- check methods
- check request legitimacy
- check subjects
- civil law
- conduct research interview
- criminal law
- develop investigation strategy
- document evidence
- handle case evidence
- identify customer's needs
- identify suspicious behaviour
- interview techniques
- law enforcement
- manage contracts
Hot technologies
- SAS
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office software
- Linux
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Excel
Hot technologies
Top tools from 39 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
- laptop — 26 %
- cell phone — 15 %
- Microsoft Word — 15 %
- digital camera — 10 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/771a47c9-9cf4-4368-9752-2a1ea5a783d7), ONET 30.3 (33-3021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*