Hi smart4, working as a pi and getting a license i a totally
different thing.
To get a license there are many requirement involve. However, as
far as I know, the person have to have at least 3 year basic
investigator in the uniform group in the goverment service.
However, to be a pi anyone can if they are above 16 years old with
no criminal records. But not evryone succeed to be successful.
I can proudly say that I have the confidence to go anywhere in
the world to do investigation because of the contacts I have from
my police days.
Although it not a must an it a different working environment,
however, ex-police officer are prefered as they know the basic laws
as it's a very fine line between legal or illegal. And in term of
going to court cases, which every pi have to go through,
ex-police have the edge. However, no all police officers are the
same, some of them are not as street smart and don't have much
experience. There are many kind of cases that are invloved
also which pi are engaged to solve, for example mischief, theft and
sometime ligation services, which many a times a normal police man
will come across and they will know how to collect the evidence.
The last reasons why ex-police are prefered cos they know their
right better and are able to get themselves out of confrontation
situation better.
Those are just my opinion. However, it's alway good to train
someone who totaly don't have an experince. I personally have
trained many who are not ex-police as it's also let me learn some
new trick from them.
Hi lorry, generally there are more male then female pi. However,
female pi are better cos they will not be easily spotted.
Hi melbournite, maybe to correct you. It does not mean by
joining civil services, they will get the chance to do what a pi
do. Cos unless you are posted to some specialist unit then you will
be able to do investigations and sometime it take many years to be
able to be posted to the specialist unit.
Thanks
