Types of DetectivesMay 12, 2018 – 11:59 am
Cyber crimes detectives investigate identity theft. Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images Generally, detectives must have experience working as patrol officers, or as law enforcement officers in some other capacity, before being promoted to detective. Once promoted, detectives may work in a number of capacities; it generally depends on the needs of the particular police force. For example, if a police department has a large number unsolved missing persons…
Detective? TestDecember 23, 2017 – 11:39 am
You want to be a detective? Uncover clues? Follow leads? Solve mysteries? I don’t blame you, being a detective can be really exciting. It can also be dangerous. Are you up for dangerous? You can learn everything you need to know to go from Rookie to Ace Detective. Try out the Bernstein Academy: or any of the detective activities listed below. Learn and practice new detective skills then test each skill online following clues and doing labwork. If…
Detectives Beyond BordersDecember 3, 2017 – 11:37 am
F. Paul Wilson 3) Quick Fixes: Tales of Repairman Jack, by F. Paul Wilson. This collection of short stories is my first experience with Wilson s urban fixer Repairman Jack. Wilson s introduction goes out of its way to say Jack is not a vigilante, not a do-gooder. He s not out to right wrongs. Nor is he out to change the world or fight crime. So what is a reader to think when, within the first two stories, Jack defends a small businessman against…
True Detectives CanadaNovember 13, 2017 – 11:36 am
PASADENA - Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson portray characters who are shown in 1995, 2002 and 2012 in the new crime drama True Detective. People can change a lot in 17 years. Yet some characteristics would remain the same. So how did McConaughey and Harrelson strike the balance? “I just took off my wig, ” said Harrelson, prompting laughter at the Television Critics Association tour. To which McConaughey added, “I just put on my wig.” And the…
True Detective 2 ReviewNovember 8, 2017 – 05:56 pm
Confusion has reigned throughout season two of True Detective, with show-runner Nic Pizzolatto s tangled web of lost souls and portentous dialogue falling consistently short of coherent. But while the 90-minute finale was predictably foggy, leaving a multitude of loose ends, we at least learned the identity of the killer of corrupt city boss Ben Caspere – the central mystery that supposedly propelled the series. As astute viewers may have already…
True Detective 2 trailerOctober 3, 2017 – 11:14 am
It’s a True Detective season 2 motherload! The first photos … the first teaser video … the premiere date … and a new detailed description of hotly anticipated and ever-mysterious HBO hit … Are all here now . After months of HBO silence and plenty of online medial speculation, the premium network has released several pieces of news and assets, without warning, all at once. True Detective will return Sunday, June 21 with new series stars Colin Farrell…
