Different types of research

There are various types of research that will become part of your routine as an investigator.

1. Criminal Investigations

Private investigators work for the victim or the accused or their attorney in criminal proceedings. Serious crimes, which can lead to the arrest and conviction of a subject, are the source of cases for the legal/criminal investigator.

2. Civil Investigations

This pertains to anything related to lawsuits where issues of money or property must be resolved. Generally, violations of the law are not included. Divorce, bankruptcy, personal injury and negligence cases, and lawsuits of various kinds are examples of civil cases that may require investigation.

3. Negligence investigations

This type of investigation is conducted for the plaintiff’s attorney to prove liability or for the defendant’s company or business to prove the absence of liability or the absence of permanent serious injury. This can be accomplished through the use of surveillance (often video or photography), locating and interviewing witnesses, or trying to establish that a pre-existing condition caused or was aggravated by the injury or that the defendant was at fault. A modest research fee often saves a client from a large monetary reward.

4.Corporate Investigation

An investigator may monitor what is going on in a business, investigate fraud inside or outside the company, and provide due diligence investigations or pre-employment screening.

5. General Investigations

This category includes a wide variety of research activities. This included locating witnesses and missing persons, tracking rogue employees and fraud, security studies, surveillance, bodyguard work, notification of legal proceedings, etc.

6. Personnel and background checks

This type of research is ordered by companies and is carried out to determine if an individual’s characteristics, history, financial status, credentials make him or her a suitable candidate for a job, a position of public trust, a large loan , credit, etc Insurance companies screen applicants; Banks check people who apply for loans and also check the applicant’s credit rating.

7.Security

Many private investigation companies offer a number of security services, including:
Security protection, security incident investigation and celebrity protection.