Although most private eyes are ex-police officers, they do work outside of police jurisdiction and do so to satisfy or to be of service to a private client.



The work of private investigators usually covers a lot of investigative work. A bulk of their services usually include working for clients trying to find out if their spouses are cheating behind their backs or trying to compile evidence of immoral conduct to be used for divorce proceedings.

Private investigators can also provide other services such as serving summons and subpoenas as well as other legal documents coming from the court. They can also help insurance companies in investigating suspicious insurance claims and trace debtors trying to flee from their obligations by hiding. Private investigators can also do surveillance work for private clients.

Some times it can be hard for people to distinguish a private investigator from a police detective. After all, most private investigators are ex-police officers who have taken on private investigation work. The only way that one can be sure of whom he or she is dealing with is by asking for an identifying badge. Even licensed private investigators are required by law to carry identifying badges to show to concerned individuals to lend some credibility and factual evidence of their nature of work.

There are private investigator badges available that are made especially for PI's. They can be distinguished from that used by police detectives to give them a brand of distinction. There are several badges available for private investigators that are dependent on their specialty of investigative work.

This is the standard private investigator badge is distinctively crafted to make them identifiable for PI use. Such badges usually features an intricately detailed Federal Eagle, which is the primary symbol for PI's as well as the police.

There is also an international private investigator badge available for investigators who cross country borders frequently as part of his daily job. It is a requirement for private investigators to bring with them their badges whenever they work to make them identifiable to police authorities and other private individuals who might require some identification before cooperating. It is the usual standard procedure for private investigators to have badges and its requirement can help both the PI and an individual from getting into misunderstandings later on.