I'm looking for sites who describe in detail the methods of secret
services. I particulary want to know how they start to investigate
crimes where there are no many traces to track.

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Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 21 Aug 2006 14:42 PDT

If how they investigate things was public knowledge, it wouldn't be "secret" !!

They are hiring:
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/opportunities.shtml

US Secret Service FAQ Page:
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/faq.shtml

The main page:
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/

Find anything here that helps?

I don't know of any sites that provide such information but just you
wait and a Researcher will soon prove me wrong!

However, I can tell you that, here in the UK, it's the job of the
Police to 'solve' reported crime although they are singularly
unsuccessful. Less than 10% of reported crimes ever get solved and
those with little or no clues will probably never get solved at all.

The Secret Services provide Intelligence culled mainly from telephone
intercepts (including fax & emails) and also from intercepts of snail
mail services.

Bryan

In Britain the secret services do not investigate crimes,  


(they usually commit them) 

Kemlo

So Kemlo, 

Would you rather that the police and secret service just let the
terrorists hijack and detonate explosives on more planes? Sure no one
likes having theirs or anyone else's civil right but then again, would
you rather die?

Thats a very poor comment in my books.

borisshah

It does not matter one iota what I do or do not like.

The British secret services are a law unto themselves and always have been.
Its only when they are in the public eye they "appear" to obey the law. 
Only when they have to present evidence in court do they obtain the
correct court warrants.

I for one would not have it any other way

Regards  Kemlo

If you are talking about the Secret Service within the United States,
they are in fact a law enforcement agency and do investigate a wide
variety of crimes.

Wikipedia defines their role:
"The Secret Service has primary jurisdiction over the prevention of
counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury bonds and notes, and
protection of the President, Vice President, their immediate families,
other high ranking government officials, past presidents and their
spouses, certain candidates for the offices of President and Vice
President, and visiting foreign heads of state and government (all
called "protectees"). It also investigates a wide variety of financial
fraud crimes and identity theft and provides forensics assistance for
some local crimes. The name is believed to have come from the fact
that they are not allowed to reveal who they are when asked."

 - artqs