How Does Bounty Hunting Work

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How Does Bounty Hunting Work?

If you have seen an episode of "Dog - The Bounty Hunter" you have probably wondered to yourself how does bounty hunting work?

Is it exactly as you see on TV or in movies or is there something more to bounty hunting?

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Bounty Hunting Basics 

When you watch a news story that involves an arrest, you may hear something like, "Bail was set at $100,000." Bail money is set to ensure that the person who is charged with the crime shows up in court. The more serious the crime, the higher the bail amount. For the most dangerous criminals, no bail is set at all -- they must remain in police custody.

Not everyone who is accused of a crime can afford bail money, which can run into the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars. In those cases, a bail bondsman will step in and put up a bail bond -- sort of like a loan -- in return for a percentage (usually 10 percent) of the total bail. The bail bondsman will then secure a bail bond from an insurance company. The bail bond acts as insurance guaranteeing that the accused will show up for his or her scheduled court appearance. But if the accused decides to skip town and miss the court appearance (which about 20 percent do), the bail bond must be paid -- and it's the bondsman who must pay it. (For this reason, bondsmen usually require collateral from the accused, such as property or a car title.)

Because bondsmen are liable for the bail bond amount, and the police can't always find their man (or woman), many bondsmen hire a professional bounty hunter -- or bail enforcement agent, as they prefer to be called -- to track down "skips." More than one bounty hunter may be assigned to the same case, but professional agents tend to shy away from cases with too much competition.

In return for their services, bounty hunters typically receive anywhere from 10 percent to 20 percent of the total bail bond. An experienced bounty hunter who works 80 to 150 cases a year can earn anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 annually. But the hours are long and grueling -- sometimes 80 to 100 hours a week, and the work is tough.

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Training to be a Bounty Hunter

An increasing number of schools are offering certification and even degree programs in bounty hunting. Most bail-enforcement groups also sponsor seminars on the subject.

But the real job requirements -- resourcefulness, intelligence and the cunning to out think and outsmart the bail jumper -- can't be learned from a textbook.

The best way to learn the ropes is by getting out on the streets and doing the job. Many bounty hunters are former police officers or private investigators, but law-enforcement experience isn't required.

Both men and women can both have careers as a bounty hunter.

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