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Welcome
to the most exciting career opportunity
on
the planet!
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- “There is no hunting
like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed
men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else
thereafter.”
-Ernest Hemingway
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- Whether you call it Bail
Enforcement, Bounty Hunting, Fugitive Recovery, or Bail
Bond Investigations, the business of finding and
apprehending fugitives is alive and well and agents in the
field have never made more money than right now!
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- Since the tragic events of
recent, the public is no longer tolerating the idea that
their very lives are at risk from the predators that live
among them. This
massive community outcry has startled our elected
officials, who have responded in a manner that is causing
a huge insurgence in the Bail Bond Industry.
Local law enforcement agencies are just now
beginning to realize that Bail Enforcement Agents have
played a vital role in the criminal justice process and
the spirit of cooperation has, at once, made our work more
productive and extremely lucrative.
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- We have so much business
that we are looking for new investigators to join our team
all of the time.
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- But, since I do not know anything about you or your
experience, I am going to assume that you are starting
from scratch... no experience in apprehensions, taking
people into custody, skip tracing or finding work.
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- I
would submit to you that bail enforcement is more than
getting a client, finding the defendant, turning him into
the local jail and getting paid, even though it will often
seem that simple. There
are so many ideas, concepts and pitfalls in this business,
that I do not believe that any one person will ever
understand them all.
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- Thus
far, most books, “field manuals” and “bibles” of
our industry have fallen far short of presenting even the
essential knowledge required for today’s bail
professional; I am not saying that, in your opinion, I
will do any better, but I certainly hope to.
Don’t you think that the “bible” of bail
enforcement should have at least mentioned the Uniform
Criminal Extradition Act as it applies to our industry and
keep you out of jail? (“Thou
shalt not extradite a defendant without first affording
him the due process of law.”)
Don’t worry, I assure you we will cover that.
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- What I have attempted to offer you here is not just the
nuts and bolts of bail enforcement, but the entire
business of servicing the bail bond industry.
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- The
absolute basic skills you must first master are skip
tracing (locating your fugitive) and the safe apprehension
and surrender of the defendant.
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- But
what if you don’t know how to get started in the first
place? Those
skills would be a moot point!
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- I
will teach you how to find a mentor and get your first
assignment or perhaps find employment with our firm.
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- Did
you know that marketing and advertising are more important
to creating your fortune in Fugitive Recovery and Failure
to Appear Investigations than your ability to skip trace?
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- Absolutely,
you’ll never get an assignment if potential clients
don’t realize that you exist.
I include a step-by-step, detailed marketing
approach and show you how and where to market and
advertise your services.
I even include several copies of the exact sales
letters I have used to reach the top spot in my region of
the country.
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- While
the other guys will give you skip tracing checklists and
forms, most of them are either outdated or are thin and
flimsy at best. In
short, I will tell you everything that the others are
afraid to because I think there is plenty of room for
everyone to succeed.
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- A
new breed of investigator is rapidly replacing the ol’
cowboys and bounty hunters; he or she has an exceptional
level of knowledge in all aspects of the bail bond
business and can advise clients in everything from making
better bonding decisions to legal collection methods.
The enforcer will understand how Civil Law applies
to his undertakings and that reducing the exposure of
liability to a bondsman is not only an ethical obligation
but good customer service as well.
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- Yes,
I mentioned ethics and customer service!
This is what your new clients will expect.
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- "Scott
Harrell found the answers I needed that no one else either
could or would."
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Jay W.
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Phoenix, AZ
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- Be
very careful if you plan to spend $400 at one of the Bail
Enforcement Academies being advertised on the Internet!
They fall very short of preparing anyone to get into this
profession. They
are SEMINAR COMPANIES- not working Bail Enforcement
Agencies! Only a couple seminars are really worth
attneding.
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- Who do you want to learn
from? Find a professional... a working
professional.
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- I
HIGHLY recommend that you READ as much as humanly possible
from any source you can find, including books written by
others.
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- BE
CAREFUL, always double-check other people's statements and
opinions, some folks do not have an accurate handle on the
laws that govern what we do. (Most investigators
still think it's OK to arrest people in another state and
extradite them without magistration.) Accepting what one
person says could land you in jail on any number of
charges- kidnapping, assault, unlawful carrying of a
weapon, criminal trespass, breaking and entering, etc; not
to mention the civil liability side of this coin!
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- This is where a trusted mentor comes in. You can
find one many different ways, but ultimately it's a
question of trust; will you bug out if the apprehension
gets ugly? Will
you be mindful of your appearance on behalf of this
profession? Will
you keep the agent's and the defendant's safety in mind no
matter what is happening?
And will you understand that you create liability
for yourself, the mentor and the client through your
actions?
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- This is where your research and information gathering
becomes important.
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- Get comfortable with research and learn to identify the
multitude of sources of information for not only the laws
in your state affecting bail action, but everything that
concerns the bondsman.
Some topics to pursue on your own should include
how the District or County Attorney pursues a bond
forfeiture, what steps are required, what defenses are
available in a bond forfeiture lawsuit, (I had a bondsman
exonerated because of a little known Texas law despite the
fact that we were unable to put the defendant in custody)
common business practices, etc.
Your goal should be to become able to counsel your clients
on more than just how to put a guy in jail, even though
that will be the most important aspect of your services.
I've gotten more of my competition's clients by just
being able to teach them how to make better bond writing
decisions and to show them where their current
investigator is jeopardizing the bonding company (back to
legal liabilities).
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- “Scott
has an enormous amount of enthusiasm regarding all things
bail related. He
possesses a rare insight and an understanding of many
legal concepts exhibited by even a very few lawyers.”
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Jane S.
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Asst. District Attorney
- You could take 2 to 3 years gathering this information
or you can benefit from someone who has this information
and the experience you desire.
- Try some of the links on my site www.BondForfeitures.com
to get started on your own research.
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- If your goal is to become a professional within this
industry, need a trusted source of information, and are
prepared to make the effort-
- Please
read on!
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