The duties of private investigators may vary based on their area of specialization. For instance those who specialize in cases related to property theft or copyright violation may just scrutinize and file acts of piracy to provide assistance in barring such illicit activities. Those who specialize in asset searches and drafting financial profiles for civil proceedings are usually required to conduct interviews, surveillance and extensive research to prepare their reports.
Legal Investigators
Legal investigators are mostly employed by law firms or lawyers and are experts in handling court cases. Their duties include drafting criminal defenses, preparing legal documents, locating witnesses, conducting interviews, collating and reviewing evidences. They may even be required to take photographs, assemble evidences and reports for court proceedings.
Corporate Investigators
Corporate investigators perform both internal and external investigations for corporations except investigative firms. While internal investigations include investigating the use of drug at workplace, authenticity of expense accounts and employee’s trustworthiness, the external investigations conducted avert criminal schemes occurring outside the corporation like theft of organization’s assets via false billing by the vendors.
Financial Investigators
Financial investigators are mainly involved in drafting confidential financial profiles of organizations and individuals. Certified Public Accountants usually opt for this profession and are required to work in association with investment bankers and accountants. Looking for assets for recovering damages awarded by court in cases related to theft is one of their duties.
Miscellaneous Investigations
Private investigators employed at banks, retail stores, casinos and hotels need to ensure loss control and protection of assets. They basically avert robberies by vendor representatives, shoplifters, courier/ deliverymen as well as employees. These investigators also inspect the stock areas, restrooms and dressing rooms from time to time and may submit loss prevention and security reports to the management. Those employed at hotels are assigned an additional task of guarding the guest’s belongings against theft and prohibiting the entry of unsolicited individuals. Armed detectives must possess a permit and fulfill necessary licensing requirement for using a gun. Also they are not equipped with any additional powers to arrest a person unless otherwise stated.
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