The Investigativ e Process

Part of the challenge of conducting a good investigation is  a professional process. This is our current process, which we will be refining as we go along.

Research, finding out about the history of a location is the number one part of the process. Some times there isn't alot to find, but digging a little deeper under the surface can often reveal valuable clues about why and what might be happpening at a location where activity is taking place.

Interviewing the Client. A thorough interview is needed to identify all of the types of activity  that is going on, and gather the personal experiences of the people affected by the activity.

A team size and investigation time is set. An investigation is tailored to the needs of the client, whether it will be a day or night investigation, how many investigators can comfortably investigate the space. Setting up the equipment properly and being proficient in using it  is also vital to gathering the evidence.

Evidence review. Each Core Team member is given a copy of all the evidence that is gathered so that each can review it on their own. They make notes of anything that they feel may be activity and then get together to compare what each member has found. Each potential piece of evidence is then reviewed again. We are much less likely to miss something this way.

Presentation of  evidence to the client. The client is provided a copy of all the material that is gathered as well. They make choice whether to keep the findings private or  public.