First we understand the role and service of private investigator .
The role of a private investigator is finding the evidence any crime commits by a person, they collect all the details related crime. They follow the witnesses, click pictures and find out clues of the incident. There are number of different kind of services provided by detective’s agent, like background check, missing person, criminal investigation , cheating spouse monitoring, surveillance and many more. Some private investigators are specialized in the specific cases while some provide you a complete service agency.
Suppose you have your own business, and you hire any employee, then it becomes a critical job to check your employee's background. These investigators have access to the records of the persons which helps to go to the deep history of a person. You can check for the loyalty of your partners also if you think they are cheating on you.
Many attorneys who don't have much time to do investigations by themselves hire these private detectives to find evidences. Persons going through the court cases may hire them also. Many cases are won in the courts with the help of these investigators. In the missing cases or runaways, these private detectives work to find these missing or lost persons. They will find information about them.
How to hire a private investigator -
A licensed and experience private investigator should be the first preference of any person. Private investigators are sometimes of law enforcement background or military background or former spies or bodyguards or security guards.
First of all, make list of three-four private investigators . You can find them on Google or you can also use yellow pages for it. One should also make sure that the investigator should have a reputable amount of experience and how they had interacted with their previous clients or whether they have satisfied them or not. An investigator having knowledge of court system and having skills to work in case it is needed.
You have to make sure that your private investigator works from an office or not. If they meet you in public places or talk only on phone, then you should be careful that he may not run off with your money. Before hiring, you should give complete information of your case to him and note down the questions you want to ask from him.
After explaining about your case, you should ask about the fees. Your first consultation should be free with him.