What does a fugitive recovery agent do?
Fugitive recovery agents (also known as bounty hunters) locate and retrieve fugitives who have fled to avoid court appearances. Many of them have law enforcement backgrounds, giving them experience and knowledge that puts them a step ahead of bail jumpers. Studies have shown that the nation’s bounty hunters boast a success rate of between 88% and 91%. Many bounty hunters are trained in self-defense, but they typically use research, persuasion and trickery to capture fugitives instead of resorting to physical force. Their methods for locating and capturing defendants can include: • Background checks • Criminal record checks • Surveillance • Contacting friends and relatives to persuade them to disclose the defendant’s location or get them to convince the person to surrender • Tricks such as telling the defendant he or she has won a contest and needs to collect the prize • Entering the fugitive’s property without a warrant to make the re-arrestWho hires fugitive recovery agents? Bail agen
