Surveillance investigations are one of the most effective means of establishing fact. Most other methods can be subject to error, but when something is seen and documented by an investigator, it becomes hard to refute evidence when conducted properly.
While surveillance and private investigators tends to conjure up images of a PI in a car waiting for a couple to leave a hotel on their way back to their respective spouses, the reality is that surveillance is useful in a wide variety of case types. Some of these include competitive intelligence, counter-intelligence, harassment, vandalism, fraud and employee misconduct issues.
Hiring a surveillance investigator should be fairly simple as surveillance is ultimately a basic investigator skill, however you should always look out for false claims as surveillance is very much an art and not a science, meaning that there are many variables which impact the success of a surveillance, and chief among those variables is that you are waiting for a subject to act in a specific manner, which Murphy's Law dictates won't happen right away once the subject is observed.
Despite the unpredictable nature of surveillance, it remains one of the most powerful tools in a PI's toolbox. Contact a local PI to ask how they can help you!
Blog post is courtesy Elemental Investigations: Private Investigator Edmonton, an Edmonton, Canada based private investigator agency. They can be found online at www.elementalpi.ca
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