Private Detectives Investigate Cases

A Basic Guide Into How Private Detectives Investigate Cases

Conducting an investigation as a private detective can be a highly sensitive matter; often staying on the right side of the law can be a difficult task in itself during an investigation. This piece will take a closer look at just how private detectives usually conduct investigations.

The first thing a private investigator will need before ‘kicking off’ his or her investigation is for a case to be brought forward by the client. Some of the more common jobs that private detectives are asked to deal with include finding out whether a spouse or partner has been having an affair, uncovering workplace theft and dishonesty, tracking down and locating stolen property, and tracing long lost friends and relatives – to name a few.

Conducting an investigation as a private detective agency can be a highly sensitive matter;

often staying on the right side of the law can be a difficult task in itself during an investigation. This piece will take a closer look at just how private detectives usually conduct investigations.

Once the investigator has received his or her brief they can get to work. Initially the case will be discussed with the prospective client in order to ascertain whether or not it can be legally solved. Once the investigator deems the investigation ‘achievable’ and legitimate, a budget or retainer will be established with regards to the case. Generally speaking, this budget will cover everything the investigator will need in order to gather the information needed to solve the case.

Once the budget has been set the private detective can get to work with the matter of solving the case. We’ll use the example of an unfaithful spouse or partner here. The investigator will usually follow the suspected adulterer around in order to ascertain whether he or she has been cheating. Keeping his or her distance, the private investigator will often use a DSLR camera with a lens that is able to capture crystal clear images from a fair distance away. Once all of the evidence has been analysed and organised, these findings will be presented to the client.


We’ve only touched on one of the many types of investigations private detectives will have to work with in their industry. There are a number of different investigations that a private detective will need to carry out through his or her career. The wide range of skills needed to perform this job is often tested to the extreme during some of the cases. Whether yours is a complex and time-consuming matter, or calls for a quick, ‘neat’ investigation you can enlist the services of an expert. If you are seeking private detectives with skill and experience, you needn’t look further than us at Forensic Detective