Title: Complete Guide to Bounty Hunters | Understanding Bail Bonds
Headings: Complete Guide to Bounty Hunters
Complete Guide to Bounty Hunters
History of Bounty Hunting
Taylor Vs. Taintor – U.S. Supreme Court Law
Brief Definition Of Bail Enforcement
Brief Definition of A Bounty Hunter
Brief Definition of Skip Tracing
How Much Do Bounty Hunters Make?
What Does a Bounty Hunter Do?
How To Find Fugitives
How to Become a Bounty Hunter

Content: Complete Guide to Bounty Hunters | Understanding Bail Bonds
Complete Guide to Bounty Hunters
A bounty hunter is someone who tracks down fugitives and returns them to jail for money. Bounty hunters first began showing up in the United States in the mid 1800s as a result of western expansion into the less populated regions of the country. Law enforcement was scarce during that time and many towns offered rewards for catching or killing fugitives. The most famous bounty hunter of that time was Pat Garret who tracked down and killed notorious criminal Billy the Kid. During those times, bounty hunters acted as lawmen in a lot of western towns that didn’t have a Sheriff or other type of law enforcement. These days bounty hunters prefer to be called bail enforcement agents, but to the majority of us, they will always be bounty hunters. The profession is much more regulated than it was during the wild west but it hasn’t gotten much less dangerous. While most fugitives return to jail peacefully there are those that will do whatever it takes to elude capture. These days, a bounty hunter is more private investigator than a lawman, spending most of their time talking to the fugitive’s family and friends to help figure out where they might be. There are many in the industry that confuses Bail Enforcement with Bounty Hunting.