How to Be a Good Detective

You must have watched or heard of the Sherlock Holmes series. Have you ever wondered how to be a real detective? It is definitely a demanding job. You need to improve your mental and physical abilities, have the most recent information about your community and learn new crime-solving techniques.

First of all, you should be very good at gathering information and also be a master of all trades. Knowing a little bit about everything is necessary for you to be able to have a conversation with anybody in any kind of situation. Additionally, the more you know, the more you can follow potential sources of information. You should get more creative, as you probably won't have all the equipment you need when you walk into a crime scene.

Secondly, you should work in different jobs before trying to become a detective. This will help you to learn what goes on in some trades and what crimes are likely to happen in them. You will also learn about the systems, companies, and people involved in different businesses, which will help you connect series of criminal activities. Also, practise walking and running long distances, strengthen your arms and legs and learn self-defence because keeping fit will be necessary for staying on your feet all day.

Thirdly, remember that the number one objective of a detective is to solve crimes, so you need to keep your eyes peeled for every detail. Each crime scene is full of tiny clues of something having happened or someone having been there. Sometimes crime scenes are where there are a lot of people, and you may have a limited amount of time to gather evidence because you can’t keep people out of an area for a long time. In such cases, it is crucial to keep your cool and not get distracted. It is always a good idea to have an assistant who is as sharp as you but better in areas where you know you have weaknesses. Such an assistant will point out things that you might not have noticed or help you draw conclusions that you would not normally come up with. After all, two brains are better than one, and nobody is perfect.

Lastly, you should learn modern crime-solving techniques. Today’s criminals are much cleverer than they used to be 20 years ago. With all the crime films and games available today, modern criminals can think of more complicated plans to commit a crime and get away without leaving clues behind. Sometimes they spend months thinking and planning before they execute their master plan. Also, while detectives and the police develop new crime-solving techniques daily, modern criminals are becoming more and more sophisticated and work in larger groups. Unfortunately, they are usually one step ahead of the police, so you need to keep yourself updated by reading various recent crime cases.