Editing Detective (section)

===Street work===
[[File:Edward Bonney.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Edward Bonney]], an American [[bounty hunter]] and amateur detective from [[Iowa]] who in 1845 infiltrated the "[[Banditti of the Prairie]]", wrote the 1850 book ''The Banditti of the Prairies: or, The murderer's doom, a tale of Mississippi Valley and the Far West''; woodcut from 1850.]]

Detectives have a wide variety of techniques available in conducting investigations. However, the majority of cases are solved by the interrogation of suspects and the interviewing of witnesses,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adekola |first=Alex |title=A Majority Of Cases Are Solved By Detectives Interviewing Suspects And Material Witnesses |url=https://removemymugshot.org/criminal-cases-solved/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website= |date=17 February 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217172212/https://removemymugshot.org/criminal-cases-solved/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which takes time. Detectives may also use their network of informants, which they have built up over the years. Informants often have connections with people a detective would not be able to approach formally. Evidence collection and preservation can also help in identifying a potential suspect(s).