Individual Assignment: Private and Public Criminal Investigation Comparison Paper

• Research major differences between public criminal investigations and private security investigations.

• prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper identifying the major differences between public criminal investigations and investigators and their private security counterparts. Include the following in your comparison:

o The differences and similarities between sectors, including the methods of operation during criminal investigations and the chain of command.

o At least two situations where private and public investigators must interact.

• Identify sources of information, both unique and common, to each sector.

• describe scientific methods used by both sectors to investigate crimes.

o Identify challenges or potential issues of investigations that cross jurisdictions.

o Provide an ex of an actual case that highlights aspects of both security and criminal investigations based on your comparison.