Tasks and competences of a private eye in a small society: the case of private detectives in Slovenia

Dvojmoč, Miha; Erčulj, Vanja; Sotlar, Andrej

doi:10.1057/s41284-022-00344-3

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“…The new legislation has contributed to the positive development of private detective activity. Dvojmoč and Sotlar (2018) highlight the complexity of the process of obtaining a private detective licence and the importance of the new system of mandatory training of private detectives candidates. In this way, the state protects the society from inadequately trained and unprofessional personnel providing detective services.…”

Section: Current Regulation and Practice Of Private Detective Service...mentioning

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“…Among them in the Republic of Slovenia are public organizations such as officers within the financial administration, state and municipal inspection services, military police, judicial police, municipal/city forces, etc. Among private security entities, from the point of view of entitlements and powers of police activity, the most closely related are private security and private detective activity (Dvojmoč and Sotlar, 2018). Private detective activity is a relatively new activity in Slovenia.…”

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Private Detective Activity in Slovenia – Organisation Matters

Dvojmoč

Sotlar

Erčulj

2023

Danube

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A private detective in Slovenia may perform detective activities as an independent profession or on the basis of an employment relationship for a natural or legal person with a registered private detective activity (ZDD-1, 2011). Private detectives completed a questionnaire when they attended the annual training in June 2018 – almost half of Slovenian private detectives participated in the survey. The study results show that almost half of self-employed private detectives investigate more drug abuse at work and abuse of competition clauses, while private detective agencies conduct more civil, legal, and administrative proceedings than other organisational forms. Some private detectives do not perform private detective tasks as their main activity, but as a secondary activity, and those individuals for whom private detective work is their primary/main profession mostly deliver packages, write reports and collect debtors’ data on behalf of their clients.

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Section: Current Regulation and Practice Of Private Detective Service...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%