Surveillance methods

Description

Surveillance methods used in the gathering of information and intelligence for investigation purposes.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 9 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 14 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 5 (Service and sales workers)

Essential for

  • Security guard supervisor
    Security guard supervisors monitor and oversee the activities of guards who protect properties from vandalism acts and theft. They assign areas to be patrolled by guards on a regul…
  • Intelligence officer
    Intelligence officers develop and execute plans to gather information and intelligence. They investigate the lines of enquiry which would provide them with the necessary intelligen…
  • Store detective
    Store detectives monitor the activities in the store in order to prevent and detect shoplifting. Once the individual is caught red-handed, they take all the legal measures, includi…
  • Private detective
    Private detectives research and analyse information to uncover facts for personal, corporate or legal reasons, depending on their clients. They conduct surveillance activities, whi…
  • Armed forces training and education officer
    Armed forces training and education officers train probationary, new academy recruits, or cadets, on the theory and practice necessary to become a soldier or a military officer, an…
  • Crowd controller
    Crowd controllers keep constant watch of the crowd during a specific event such as public speeches, sporting events or concerts, in order to prevent and react quickly to incidents.…
  • Security alarm investigator
    Security alarm investigators respond to burglar alarm signals and investigate disturbances identified by the alarm system on the clients' premises. They monitor security alarms and…
  • Security consultant
    Security consultants provide security services to clients and individuals that help them preventing, planning and mitigating threats such as terrorism, espionage, theft, and violen…
  • Bomb disposal technician
    Bomb disposal technicians search areas using special equipment such as metal detectors, or using trained animals, for the presence of land mines and bombs, and remove the explosive…

Optional for

  • Prison officer
    Prison officers supervise inmates in a correctional facility and ensure the security and peace-keeping in the facility. They perform checks and searches to ensure compliance to reg…
  • Customs officer
    Customs officers combat the importation of illegal goods, firearms, drugs or other dangerous or illegal items while checking the legality of items brought across national borders. …
  • Juvenile correctional officer
    Juvenile correctional officers monitor and provide security to juvenile offenders. They ensure the safety of the facility compliant with rules and regulations, compile reports on t…
  • Hand luggage inspector
    Hand luggage inspectors check individuals' luggage to detect potential threatening objects. They comply with public safety regulations and company's procedure. Other titles The fol…
  • Armoured car guard
    Armoured car guards ensure the safe transportation of valuable items such as money or jewelry between locations like stores and banks. They load and unload the vehicle, handle the……

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