What Does a Private Detective and Investigator Do?
Private detectives and investigators work with individuals, businesses, and attorneys in finding information on any number of cases. These cases can range in a variety of natures, from computer crimes to unsolved homicide cases. Depending on the specific case that a private investigator is asked to examine, duties may vary from case to case. In all jobs, however, private investigators work to uncover and document facts that may help solve a mystery or prove a theory. Most of this work is done on a computer, uncovering incriminating emails, documents, and other files to produce a lead, and then acting on those leads to find more facts. For example, an investigator working on a business crime of leaked information would search employee computers for deleted emails, or confidential information that had been copied and work from there. On the other hand, an investigator working on a case of marital affair suspicion would inconspicuously follow the suspect and take photographs of where the
