6-QUESTIONS TO ASK A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION AGENCY BEFORE USING THEIR SERVICES
If you have decided to use services from a private investigation agency for the very first time, you may have a number of questions running through your mind. Don’t worry, you are not alone. If we look around, we can see a number of private investigation agencies each claiming to be the best, which makes it extremely difficult for a person to choose the most suitable one matching his requirements.
Therefore, we have made a list of six most important questions, a person should ask a private investigation agency before using their services. Let’s have a look at them.
1. What are their areas of specialization?
Before using the services provided by a private investigation agency, you must ask about their areas of specialization. Some private investigators only deal in matrimonial investigation, some mainly focus on insurance fraud alone while some private investigation agencies (like us, City Intelligence Pvt. Ltd.) are specialized in issues relating to personal as well as corporate investigation.
You must get an answer to this question, before approaching a private investigation agency with your requirement in the first place.
2. What was the success rate of similar cases investigated by them?
While clarifying your queries from a private investigation agency, you should definitely ask that whether they have ever undertook any case similar to yours in their past. It will give you some idea to know that if they are amateurs to handle your requirement or experienced ones in that regard. From their answer, you can form your expectations accordingly.
If you feel that they are under qualified to fulfill your requirement, you can stop approaching them further and look into other private investigators.
3. What will be the required amount of time to complete the case?
You should ask the investigation agency about the time they will take to complete the investigation successfully. It is important for you to have a clear idea about the time period within which the private investigation agency will fulfill your requirement, so that you don’t have any unrealistic expectations from the investigator.
4. What kind of strategy will be applied by the investigator to fulfill your requirement?
You must ask this question before agreeing to use the services provided by the private investigation agency. When the investigator gives you a brief sketch about how he has planned to achieve the objective and the strategies he has developed, you can provide inputs of your own regarding the important details of the case and in this way, you will not remain in dark regarding the process of the investigation.
5. Will the private investigation agency ensure confidentiality?
This is one of the most important questions to be asked before entering into any sort of agreement with the private investigation agency. To avoid problems in your personal life, you should confirm from the private investigation agency that whether they ensure confidentiality and discretion from their side while conducting the investigation process or not.
6. What will be the total charges for conducting the investigation?
Last but not the least, you should ask about the service charges from the private investigation agency, before using their services. You should not tell them to proceed with the investigation without clearing up this aspect, otherwise it would lead to the wastage of money and time for both the parties.
