Researching Public Records: How to Get Anything on Anybody (A Learning Annex Book) [Paperback]

Vincent Parco (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Learning Annex Book | Publication Date: July 1994

For those in the know, public records can be fully accessed to reveal the most obscure information about oneself or one's friends, ex-spouses, enemies, and relatives. This guide by a New York detective agency owner reveals how to get the facts about credit ratings, unpaid tickets, criminal records, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Written by a private investigator, this book explains how members of that occupation go about obtaining information on people from public records. Using a simple, straightforward style, Parco aims to show how anyone, professional or amateur, can track down information if he or she knows where to look and is persistent. Although he does not go into a great deal of depth, Parco does provide a good introductory text for someone wanting to pursue this type of research or investigation. His book does not contain the large number of names and addresses found in Joseph J. Culligan's You, Too, Can Find Anybody (Hallmark Pr., 1994), but it is more informative about procedures. The two books thus supplement each other. Recommended for larger public libraries.
Robert Logsdon, Indiana State Univ. Lib., Indianapolis
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Parco owns a detective agency in New York and teaches classes at the Learning Annex titled How to Get Anything on Anybody and Researching Public Records. He shares his expertise on these topics in this guide to accessing government records, performing surveillance, genealogical searching, and a host of other means of legal snooping. His techniques can be used to track relatives or deadbeats, investigate the financial history of people or real estate, or discover what public records tell about oneself. Not surprisingly, clues on privacy protection make up the final chapter of the guide. For anyone seriously in pursuit of information or those dreaming about becoming private investigators, here's a good start. Denise Perry Donavin

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806515228
• ISBN-13: 978-0806515229
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,491,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great investigative tool!, September 30, 2000

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Joanna B. DeMoss (Titusville, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

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As someone who has worked in the criminal justice system doing investigations for many years, and now looking towards the private sector to become an independent investigator, this is one of those must-have books to keep in your own library, not to mention the paperback price is very reasonable and affordable.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Wish I could rate the book!, November 11, 2009

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