Talk:Detective

message: pesudonyms for detectives?  i.e. gum shoe
Is a gumshoe a device for a detective or is it synonymous?  If somebody finds out, make Gumshoe a disambiguation page between Detective and Gumshoe (video game). --SuperDude 00:35, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for disambiguation 

message: "In the United Kingdom & Ireland, police detectives are generally permitted to carry an issued firearm"
I think thats wrong... and it doesnt have a citation. I think it should be deleted.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.36.92.18 (talk) 20:14, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: UK

message: Can someone explain the origin of the term gumshoe and put it in here?  I came to this page typing in gumshoe and didn't find anything about the term other than that it redirects here.  I already knew it meant detective but really have no idea why....csloat 11:00, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  gumshoe 

message: "In a policeman's career as a uniformed officer and as a detective, a detective develops an intuitive sense of the plausibility of suspect and witness accounts. This intuition may fail at times, but usually is reliable".  This is blatantly false.  Numerous tests have demonstrated that trained detectives (and college students, joe schmoe, etc.) do no better than chance in determining whether a suspect is lying or telling the truth -- only very rarely do certain people (and this is regardless of employment) register a real ability to recognize liars or truth tellers (usually by a greater than average, unconscious grasp of microfacial expressions).  Turn to Vrij, "detecting lies and deceit" (among other authors) for more information on the tests about police accuracy in spotting liars.mu_basho
I would agree with the above. I am a professional investigator, and the assertion made by Mu_Basho is true. In fact, some tests have shown that police officers and detectives fare worse than other test groups because they have a tendency to assume persons will lie to them. I think this statement should be changed as it is innaccurate.
Would it be possible to change or qualify the suspect statement? It certainly needs revision. It doesn't say that police are better or worse at detecting lies (this is definitely false), but rather an intuitive sense regarding the plausibility of statements. It's all rather hazy, but there are techniques that are applied in police training to do this. However, this needs to be qualified. Any ideas? Blaise Joshua 16:27, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it even needs to be there. It doesn't need to be said and it could qualify as original research. -- Necrothesp 09:51, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  factual inaccuracy 

message: The redirect from "investigator" is misleading: there exist investigators in clinical trials which are doctors - not detectives. (although sometimes they might be detectives, too...)--Sixtynine 12:48, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Investigator 

message: That section contains a ton of Law & Order kruft and it really needs cleanup. I added . C0N6R355talkcontribs 15:35, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fictional Detectives 

message: This is an incredibly US centred article. The mention of district attorneys and the FBI without qualifying that they are US only is quite rude and inaccurate.84.92.120.61 19:36, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: US-centric

message: I noticed that the selection and training section was removed.  Is this vandalism? --24.167.191.204 03:46, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Selection and training section was removed 

message: how can i be a police detective when i grow up.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.206.235.204 (talk) 19:15, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  police detective 

message: I was wondering if all police department require 2 to 5 years of uniformed police work.If not does anyone know which ones?Also,do private investistigators work with the police force?I am a highschool student,and I wish to be a Police Detective,so if anyone can help please do so.Oh,and I live in the U.S.,but any information on European countries would be appreciated.--D3t3ctiv3 (talk) 15:23, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Police Detective 

message: I'm Lloyd Johnson, I'm the best goddamn detective in this city. What the hell are you doing? I got my ass on the line! I can't tell that girl's parents what's happened to her!! I got myself, working 24/7, and I ain't got shit, I got 20 field operatives scourin' this fuckin' city, and they ain't got shit, and I got an entire police unit goin' crazier than a spastic in a magnet factory!! What the fuck!! Do your fuckin' job!! I'm Lloyd Johnson goddamnit, where's my coffee? Lloyd Johnson DEMANDS his COFFEE!!!!
:Is this supposed to be funny? Please don't vandalize talk pages with ridiculous nonsense. Rifter0x0000 (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lloyd Johnson 

message: The article gives completely contradictory information with respect to exams.  It says in the first sentence:
In most American police departments, a detective position is often appointed, rather than a position achieved by passing a written test.
Which in itself doesn't quite make sense, and is unsourced besides, but just further down we have this contradiction:
Detectives obtain their position by competitive examination covering such subjects as principles, practices and procedures of investigation; interviewing and interrogation; criminal law and procedures; applicable law governing arrests, search and seizures, warrants and evidence; police department records and reports; principles, practices and objectives of courtroom testimony; and police department methods and procedures.
The second makes more sense but neither is sourced.
Incidentally, re the private detective statement following:
Private detectives in the U.S. are licensed by the state in which they live after passing a competitive examination and a criminal background check. Some states, such as Maryland, require a period of classroom training and must have experience with a weapon as well.
Requirements for a private investigator's license vary by state.  Some states, such as Texas, require experience as a police investigator to receive a private investigator's license.  Rifter0x0000 (talk) 10:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exams 

message: A fictional detective (Sherlock Holmes) isn't a good representation of actual real life detectives, especially one from the Victorian era. The picture needs to be removed and/or changed 92.18.223.128 (talk) 14:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

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message: The section on detectives in the United States needs serious work. It presets information (much of which is incorrect) as if it is standard and accurate across the country. There is very little standardisation across the country, except for that detectives must start out working as patrol officers, something the section doesn't really communicate well. Additionally, a degree in Criminal Justice specifically isn't required, or even really recommended by most departments.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.162.6.173 (talk) 13:37, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  US Section is inaccurate  

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message: In some jurisdictions being a police detective requires more than three years of training (England and Wales) whilst in certain Asian countries it just requires secondary education and less than a year of training.
When writing in general should we classify it as a profession?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AverroesII (talk • contribs) 13:36, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Profession?