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Review by Vice President AAPi, Paul WALDRON
As the new incoming vice-president of the AAPi I was tasked by the President to research material and publications that we thought would be beneficial to the members of the association in our continued profession of private investigation.
My intention is to seek out quality reading material and combine this with interview material from persons in authority, or whose position impacts our working lives, such as the solicitor General's officers involved in the licensing and policing of the industry.
To this end, should anyone have any specific questions you think we should be asking of such parties or of each other, please let me know and I will do my utmost to have the information and research completed at the first opportunity.
So to begin this task, I have started with a review of
"Canadian Law & Private Investigations" by Norman J. GROOT,
ISBN 1-55221-059-6,
Available online or through Chapters bookstalls, and all good thrift shops in Alberta! My copy is the 2011 edition and cost $32
Norman GROOT is a commercial and insurance litigation lawyer, and a certified Fraud Examiner. He was also a cop in Ontario for seven years, prior to attending University and obtaining his LLb.
He has set up a useful web-site with great reference material and advice for the Pi industry at CDN-Pi-LAW.com
The book provides an up-to-date, straightforward understanding of the legal basis of the Pi industry. It gives clear and concise information regarding the judicial system of Canada, authorities and Liabilities of Private Investigators and evidence and litigation issues for private investigators. The book also has up to date case law in respect of privacy, trespass and harassment, three areas which impact investigations on a daily basis.
Book Bio - EP - Robert Oatman
Executive Protection (EP)
This is a security specialism that is often mistaken for the "bodyguard" or "security heavy". The true EP specialist is an intelligent professional that is dedicated to avoiding confrontation and conflict through planning, preparation and training. All too often security companies will take a uniformed security guard in a suit and call them EP. Only when the client experiences a true threat or critical situation are they confronted by the stark truth that their 'protector'. is untrained and unprepared. In some circumstances this can be a fatal mistake.
These books are often considered some of the best in the field of Executive Protection. Mr. Oatman is high respected and experienced. A must read for anyone in this specialty.
Tim Houghton
Past President AAPI and Vice President CAPI
The Art of Executive Protection
By Robert L. Oatman
This book on executive protection tells how to live, work, and travel safely in this dangerous world. It provides top tips for users and providers of personal protection, a life-saving service that helps protectees work and play with peace of mind. The author describes a smart, sensible approach to protecting businesspeople, prominent families, wealthy persons, celebrities, and others whose life styles make them a target.
The book is highly recommended by business executives, politicians, military officers, security specialists, diplomats, and law enforcement executives around the world.
The Art of Executive Protection employs the doctrines of Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese military strategist who taught that one must plan secretly, move surreptitiously, and foil the enemy's intentions to win the day without shedding blood. That is the essence of executive protection (EP): avoiding conflict through intelligent, proactive thinking.
Learn an intelligent--and vital--framework for reducing the risks of kidnapping, workplace violence, hijacking, robbery, fire, injury, eavesdropping, automobile crashes, and other dangers.
Considering an EP career? Discover how to get started and succeed. Think you might need protection? Learn how to determine that need and how to avoid a "bodyguard" and find a professional EP specialist.
$27.95 from Amazon.com
Also read:
Executive Protection: New Solutions for a New Era
$29.95 from Amazon.com
Executive Protection: Rising to the Challenge
$48.00 from amazon.com
Book Bio - The Gift of Fear - Gavin De Becker
The Gift of Fear is often used by professionals in both executive protection (EP) and threat risk assessments (TRA). The principles can be adapted and applied to everyday situations and used for “self-help” of high profile subjects.
Easy to read and easy to apply the MOSAIC system has been proven to work by many professionals in the field. This is one that we should all have on our bookshelf.
Tim Houghton
Past President AAPI and Vice President CAPI
The Gift of Fear spent four months on The New York Times Bestseller List, was a #1 National Bestseller, and has been published in 14 languages. The book has been endorsed by a wide variety of celebrities and experts including Marcia Clark, Carolyn Hax and Oprah Winfrey.
The Gift of Fear
Gavin De Becker
De Becker's book presents a paradox of genre: described as a "how-to book that reads like a thriller." By finding patterns in stories of violence and abuse, de Becker seeks to highlight the inherent predictability of violence. The book explores various settings where violence may be found - the workplace, the home, the school, dating-and describes what de Becker calls pre-incident indicators (PINS). When properly identified these PINS can help violence be avoided; when violence is unavoidable, de Becker claims it can usually be predicted and better understood. The Gift of Fear also describes de Becker's MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems, which have been employed by various celebrities and government agencies to predict and prevent violence.
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