Of
course the natural jealousy existing between official and
unofficial agents of the law leads to many unfounded
accusations of this character, but, on the other hand, the
fact that much of the most effective police work is done by
employing professional criminals to secure information and act
as stool-pigeons often results in a definite understanding
that the latter shall be themselves protected in the quiet
enjoyment of their labors. The relations of the regular
police to crime, however, and the general subject of police
graft have little place in a chapter of this character.
The first question that usually arises is whether a detective
shall or shall not be employed at all in any particular case.
Usually the most important thing is to find out what the real
character, past, and associations of some particular
individual may be. Well-established detective agencies with
offices throughout the country are naturally in a better
position to acquire such information quickly than the private
individual or lawyer, since they are on the spot and have an
organized staff containing the right sort of men for the work.
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