Indeed, this system serves to free up LEOs for other duties for which only they, in general, have been sworn and specifically trained. Since the "recovery" of bail "skips" is agreed to under the terms of the bail bond agreement of the defendant and the bondsman and, accordingly, is a civil rather than a criminal matter, extradiction proceedings generally are not necessary. Many LEOs complain that "bounty hunters" have more latitude in the recovery of fugitives than they do (under Taylor v. Taintor, 1783, in the U.S. Supreme Court) but often fail to appreciate that such an arrangement in effects reduces their bulging caseloads of fugitive warrants.
Ethical bondsmen contract only wiith recovery agents who have been trained by recognized professionals in this particular occupation and possess the requisite experience and clean backgrounds. And an increasing number of states are regulating the recovery agents' trade....