They are not just fictional characters that exist in popular crime, thriller or detective novels, nor are they just glamorised characters in a police investigation movie. Private Detectives do exist in our contemporary post-modern culture and they come with many purposes, and skills. They have been around for over a hundred years and are still strong in their professions. So a word of warning to anyone cheating on their partners, watch your back someone maybe watching your every move right now!
History
In 1833 the first private detective agency was formed in France, by Eugene Francois Vidocq former French Soldier, criminal and privateer. Vidocq is credited for introducing the use of record keeping, criminology and ballistics in police investigations. His skills and ingenuity in criminal investigations are still being used today, particularly in America where The Vidocq Society was formed, for members only, who claim to follow the methods of Vidocq for their investigations.
Vidocq was the inspiration of many Private Investigation novels, most famous of all being Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The character of the nineteenth century private detectives are stereotyped as being cool, relaxed, intelligent, stocky in physique, usually drinking whiskey and dressed in a trench […]

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