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What is the difference between a police detective and a private detective?

8 February 2009 5 Comments

I know a police detective works for the police department and the other is a privately owned or commercial detective. Does it cost money to use a police detective for a case or is it instead paid for by our taxpayer dollars?

Police detectives investigate crimes, private detectives usually pursue private matters such as cheating spouses. Most private detectives are retired police officers so some people will hire them to investigate criminal files to make sure the police did not miss anything. You can not just call up the police department and say hey I need a detective..you have to report a crime in order to use them.

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  • M S said:

    Police detectives are police officers, private detectives are not.
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  • rebel g said:

    Police detectives investigate crimes, private detectives usually pursue private matters such as cheating spouses. Most provate detectives are retired police officers so some people will hire them to investigate criminal files to make sure the police did not miss anything. You can not just call up the police department and say hey I need a detective..you have to report a crime in order to use them.
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  • ofchowell said:

    A POLICE DETECTIVE DOES A JOB WHEN SOMEONE HAS BROKEN THE LAW. A PI SNOOPS AROUND AND GETS INTO EVERYONE ELSE'S BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY WHERE HIRED TO DO IT. PRETTY GOOD PAYING JOB IN SOME TOWNS.
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  • pathfinder said:

    One works for the city police department, or sheriff's office, and the other is self employerd or works for a privately owned company, and has no connections with the police dept.
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  • astro said:

    The paycheck!!!!!!!!
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