What Is Case Intake?
How a case starts, what details are useful, and what should not be sent at the beginning.
A private investigator is a professional hired to gather information, document facts, and help clients understand a private, legal, personal, or business matter.
Private investigators may conduct research, surveillance, locate work, interviews, background reviews, asset research, and evidence organization. They are not police officers and should work within lawful limits.
Back to GlossaryHow a case starts, what details are useful, and what should not be sent at the beginning.
How local verification, observation, and in-person checks support case facts.
What a written investigation summary may include after research or field work.
Review surveillance, due diligence, locate work, fraud, corporate, domestic, and OSINT services.
See the main cities and regions where field work, research, and verification may be available.
Learn how intake, scoping, field work, documentation, and next steps are handled.