Surveillance Art
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Lorex LW2702 7-Inch LCD Quad Digital Wireless Surveillance System Sale Price: $299.00 Average Rating:   |
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LOREX LW2702 7- Inch LCD Quad Digital Wireless Surveillance System with Secure Digital Card DVR and 2 Color Weatherproof Cameras |
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Astak CM-818C2 2.4GHz Security Surveillance Camera Set Sale Price: $105.00 Average Rating:  |
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A set of two wireless cameras – weatherproof and durable, for outdoor or indoor use. Built-in 12 infrared LED lights enables you to view up to 20 feet (7 meters) at night or in low-light settings. Includes a receiver and remote control... |
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Defender SN300-4CH-001 User-Friendly Web-Ready DVR Security System with 4 Indoor/Outdoor Night-Vision Surveillance Cameras (Black) Sale Price: $399.99 Average Rating:  |
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Defender SN300-4CH-001 User Friendly Web Ready DVR Security System with 4 Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision Surveillance Cameras |
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Secrets Of Surveillance: A Professional’s Guide To Tailing Subjects By Vehicle, Foot, Airplane, And Public Transportation Sale Price: $13.28 Average Rating: |
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Pros know that the real secret of surveillance lies in the skill of the operators, not in high-tech gadgets. This book is for the true practitioners of the craft. It focuses on tactics that can only be learned from stalking the streets and standing in the shadows. |
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Defender PHOENIX1 Wireless Video Security System with Portable LCD Monitor and Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision Surveillance Camera (Black) Sale Price: $139.99 Average Rating: |
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The PHOENIX1 is an easy to use, wire free, color handheld monitoring system which can be used indoors or outdoors to keep your family and belongings safe and secure. The camera sends audio and video wirelessly to the handheld monitor, which has a 2... |
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Wireless Security Camera System DVR Infrared Surveillance (4) Quad View Quad Display 2.4ghz Night Vision Real Time Color Sale Price: $207.99 Average Rating:  |
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2.4Ghz 4Ch Wireless or Wired, Color Nightvision Security Surveillance Camera System Cameras have both wired and wireless option. Complete 4 Camera Security System Live monitoring videos from anywhere in the world!! 100M Wireless Distance = 330 feet wireless distance QUAD PROCESSOR - WATCH ALL 4 CAMERA AT THE SAME TIME - Remote Monitoring - Motion detection recording - Color adjustment - Schedule recording - Password protection - Circular recording This 2... |
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Surveillance Sale Price: $7.24 Average Rating:  |
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When FBI agents Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at a local police station to investigate a series of gruesome murders, there are three witnesses with three different stories of the roadside rampage... |
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Defender SN500-4CH-002 Feature-rich 4 Channel H.264 DVR Security System with Smart Phone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res CCD Night Vision Cameras Sale Price: $499.99 Average Rating: |
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Protect your hard-earned possessions, assets, and family; know who has been on your property; rid yourself of uneasiness when you travel on vacation or business. The SN500-4CH-002 offers some of the most advanced surveillance options available but in a hassle-free, do-it-yourself approach so you can have a fully functioning security system for your home or business in less time and for less money... |
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Surveillance Countermeasures: A Serious Guide To Detecting, Evading, And Eluding Threats To Personal Privacy Sale Price: $12.04 Average Rating: |
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Learn to detect and evade surveillance efforts that threaten your personal security. These time-tested tactics of observation, detection and evasion are proven effective against the most sophisticated surveillance techniques used in the world. |
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Defender STEALTH1 Covert MPEG4 DVR Recording System with Built-in Color Pinhole Surveillance Camera Hidden in a Motion Sensor Sale Price: $199.99 Average Rating: |
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Private eye. The Stealth1 is a covert DVR system that can be used wirelessly to secure your business or home. Disguised as a motion sensor, the unit contains a built-in color camera that records video directly to its included 2GB memory card... |
It is very common within the private investigation industry to refer to surveillance as part art and part science. Some even state the longer one does it he/she can become an alchemist and transforms it from the science into the art at a highly developed level, well I modified that statement a little to get my point across. Surveillance art and its esoteric components will be addressed and surveillance science and its exoteric components will be addressed in the next article.
Surveillance can be defined as the continuous watching (overtly or covertly) of persons, vehicles, places or objects to obtain information concerning the activities and identities of individuals. To achieve the successful objective of obtaining information the operative whether law enforcement personnel or private investigator utilizes intuition, street savvy, equipment and pre surveillance information. Being a private investigator for Peace of Mind Private Investigators, http://www.peaceofmind-pi.net that specializes in surveillance and former law enforcement officer gives me a perspective on how surveillance applies in both contexts. However, its applicability to the private investigation industry will be explored and emphasized.
The most important equipment a private investigator has available during the course of conducting surveillance is his mind and its esoteric components. The pre-surveillance information may indicated that the an insurance benefits claimant maybe working and leaves for work at 7:30 a.m., but if your intuition tells you that the day of surveillance he will be leaving at 6:30 a.m. follow it and be on site one hour earlier. There is no tangible reconnaissance information for the earlier start, but a successful surveillance assignment is dependent on more than tangible components. You can have the best camcorder, digital camera, surveillance vehicle modified to be non descript, excellent pre surveillance data on subject, but the intuition of the investigator about where to set up for surveillance, when to back off when following a subject, is subject going to leave earlier, etc., becomes an innate attribute that develops with time if the investigator listens to that intuitive voice within that is your sixth sense getting information from sources beyond the normal. I was working a corporate case locally in New Jersey trying to acquire a positive ID on a subject for a client who had been scammed a significant amount of money through an elaborate fraud scheme. I stakeout the subject’s house for six hours with no activity, I made a call to his residence, I received his answering machine and there were no vehicles parked in the driveway or nearby.
I had no idea of his schedule, but had a deep feeling he was home. This case was a one man surveillance restricted by the budgetary restraints of the client so I had to think on my feet. I approached the subject’s residence, parked my vehicle, positioned my camcorder through the passenger side door of vehicle, turned it on and proceeded to the front door of his residence. I knocked and moved to the left to allow the camcorder to capture the potential meeting. He opened the door and asked how he could help me. I stated that my car had broken down and I was waiting to be picked up and considered it prudent to notify the occupants of his residence because my vehicle would have to remain in front of his house until the following day when I would return to retrieve it. He said okay, while everything was captured on videotape. I returned to my car and uploaded the video to my client who positively identified the subject and will be pursuing legal actions against him. How did I know he was at home? I had a hunch, a gut feeling, intuition. Herein manifests the art of surveillance, the intangible component that cannot be learned from a book or course, but must be developed by the surveillance investigator out in the field doing his craft. The art is being able to think on your feet, trusting your intuition, adapting to the case requirements, using unorthodox methods if necessary, but staying within the parameters of the law. The more one develops in proficiency, it is poetry in motion, living in the moment transcending the actual surveillance and tapping into faculties that can be applied to all aspects of life.
Pierre A. McLean is the owner of Peace of Mind Private Investigators, located in Linden, New Jersey, an investigative firm which specializes in surveillance and provides services for Insurance Companies, Corporations, Attorneys, private individuals and strives to combine the art and science of surveillance. He is a former New Jersey law enforcement officer of eleven years and licensed private investigator for six years. His agency has specialized in surveillance since being established and he holds the designations of Certified Surveillance Investigator (CSI) and Certified Insurance Claims Investigator (CICI) issued by the National Association of Investigative Specialists (NAIS). He can be contacted at Peace of Mind Private Investigators, P O Box 2056. Linden, NJ 07036, Tel ((908)587-9118, Tel (609)971-0356, Tel (888)587-9118, Fax (609)971-3999, email: macself@aol.com, website: http://www.peaceofmind-pi.net
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