Corporate Investigations Second Edition

Corporate Investigations, Second Edition by Reginald J. Montgomery and William J. Majeski consolidates the expertise of more than two dozen top investigators into a single comprehensive manual. This 772-page hardcover covers every major type of corporate investigation — from accounting fraud to executive protection, from shoplifting to international fraud. An essential reference for corporate attorneys, security professionals, and private investigators.

• Authors: Reginald J. Montgomery, William J. Majeski
• ISBN-10: 1-933264-02-0
• ISBN-13: 978-1-933264-02-8
• Copyright: June 15, 2005
• Pages: 772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Size: 6 x 9 inches

Part One — Investigative Tools, Techniques, and Working Relationships:

• FCRA and corporate investigations — pre-employment, workplace investigations, and attorney-client privilege
• Assessing credibility — ADVA technology, voice and voice stress analysis
• Profiling for corporate investigators — criminal personality profiling and workplace violence prevention
• Surveillance — electronic and physical surveillance with case studies
• Eavesdropping detection and counterespionage programs
• Voice identification — the aural/spectrographic method
• Statement analysis as a crime scene — behavioral profiling and content analysis
• Communication during an investigation — interviews and polygraph
• Working with experts — credentials, retention, and testimony
• The changing role of law enforcement in private security

Part Two — Due Diligence and Forensic Accounting:

• Due diligence investigation — program design, standards of care, and case studies
• Forensic accounting and financial statement fraud — scams, kickbacks, and arson financial indicators
• Net worth applications in corporate investigations

Part Three — Types of Corporate Risks:

• Environmental business risks
• Intellectual property theft — patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
• Sexual harassment investigation
• Computer forensics
• Internal theft, product diversion, embezzlement, retail loss prevention, bust-out fraud, parking lot investigations, security liability, identity theft, and breach of contract

Part Four — Threats and Violence:

• Corporate executive protection, intelligence and risk assessment, background investigations, and threat vulnerability assessment

Part Five — Geographic and Cultural Considerations:

• Latin investigations and conducting global investigations and international due diligence