Investigation Terms for Criminal, Accident or Civil Investigations
Accident Investigations
Interview of witnesses, photographing and measuring accident
scene, skid-marks and damage.
Adolescent Activity
Investigations
See Surveillance, Background & Discreet Investigations
Asset Searches
Identifying and locating personal and real property, monetary
instruments, companies, income, employment and financial information.
Automobile/Vehicle/Heavy
Duty Equipment Recovery /Boats
Discovering location of financed vehicles that need to be
repossessed due to nonpayment or disappearance of the debtor.
Bankruptcy &
Insolvency investigations
Government sources, records, financial profile to determine
past business history of company and/ or individuals.
Background Investigations
Databases, public and media information, computer records,
interviews, the Internet, references, contacts, neighborhood
inquiries.
CCTV Installations
Covert or Overt, Sale or Rental, Analog or Digital, Single
Camera or Multi Camera Closed Circuit Television Systems.
We handle all aspects of CCTV.
Celebrity Protection
Trained personnel to prevent embarrassment, harassment or
injury to well-known personalities, their family and property.
See Executive Protection.
Child Custody/Abuse
Investigations
Interviews, Statements, Surveillance and all facets of Investigation
tailored to each specific case
Civil Investigations
Reconstructing events, witness interviews, Mareva and Anton
Piller actions, and seizures.
Commercial/Financial
Investigations
Company, database searches, commercial credit reports, financial
statements, identification, location of principals and determining
assets, liabilities, Insider trading, Securities participation,
contracts, document examination
Communications
Investigations
Theft of satellite and cable signals, undercover operations
to locate, gather evidence of piracy, particularly for premier
sporting events.
Company/Corporate
background check
Ascertaining principals, registered and records office, reputation,
bankruptcy and insolvency check.
Competitive Intelligence
The systematic gathering of open information when collated
and analyzed provides a better understanding of a competitor
firm's structure, culture, behavior, capabilities, and weaknesses.
Conflict of Interest
Investigations
Determining advantages and disadvantages of the subjects'
position in contractual or leadership circumstances.
Contract Dispute
Evidence
Gathering of evidence, usually video to aid in defusing hostile
strike situations and to obtain Court ordered injunctions.
Copyright Investigations
See Intellectual Property
Corporate Fraud/Theft
Internal investigation of employees, accounting and security
procedures, policy examination and accountability reviews.
Covert/Overt
Video Equipment
Installation and monitoring of CCTV equipment utilizing analog
or digital medium, hard wired or via video transmission systems.
Debtor Locates
Obtaining current address of debtor primarily for law firms
or corporate clients for civil process, judgment, or garnishee
procedures.
Debugging
See Intrusion Sweep Examination.
Discreet Investigations
Ability and knowledge in obtaining intelligence and/or video
without the subject's knowledge.
Discrimination
The investigation of all forms of discrimination, racial,
age, gender, religion, disability, etc. in the workplace,
educational facilities and the community.
Document Delivery
Where process serving fails, and documents must be delivered,
the ability to place a subject under covert surveillance until
the opportunity arises enable service of documents. Proof
of delivery can often be confirmed via videotape.
Document Forgery/Examination
Hand writing analysis by Court recognized Expert in determining
author or legitimacy of signatures or documents.
Due Diligence
Investigations
Financial and background checks, criminal and civil searches,
verification of information.
Electronic Tracking
The surveillance of vehicles, product or people via remote
transmitter/receiver units.
Employment Verification
Verifying of information through investigation and reference
checks.
Employment/Employee
Integrity Checks
Protecting assets, image, and intellectual property on behalf
of employers through discreet or overt inquiry into the workplace
performance or employees and management staff while in the
natural environment.
Executive Protection
Protection of person and property through strategy development,
security, close protection, surveillance and counter surveillance
detection.
Firearms Investigations
Interpretive examination by our recognized Expert to provide
evidence in Court on gun functions and ballistics.
Forensic Studies
Firearm, document, polygraph, DNA, medical, accounting, computer,
handwriting experts and other known expert witnesses available
to testify to their findings for Court purposes.
Handwriting Analysis
See Document Forgery/Examination
Harassment
The investigation of all forms of aggravation, e.g. sexual,
embarrassing, discrediting or troubling practices that worry
or frighten individuals in the workplace or in their personal
lives.
Intellectual
Property Investigations
The gathering of evidence, including undercover purchases
of Property such as computer software, products, to support
a case against anyone who is abusing the right of ownership,
due to Grey Market, Copyright, Patent or Trademark. We source
Grey Market products and determine first use of marks.
Intrusion Sweep
Examinations
The locating of listening devices both in the workplace, residence
and on telephone lines by the former head of the Intrusion
Sweep Team in Western Canada for the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
Insurance Investigations
Recording video of an individual's actions by surveillance
to assist in insurance defense cases and obtain other evidence
from interviews, past history and neighborhood inquiries.
Kidnapping children/
child abduction
Determining validity of Court Order, All Points Bulletin and
gathering and disseminating relevant information pertaining
to whereabouts of missing subjects; working with our 25 office
partnership in Investigations Canada from coast to coast
Lie Detector
Examination
See Polygraph
Locates
Determining address of persons for legitimate reasons either
openly or discreetly, depending upon the request and circumstances.
Loss Prevention
Security consulting as to strategic planning, internal layout
and policy procedures and video protection.
Missing Persons
Investigations
Decades of investigative experience of FBIG's former police
from various major cities and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
coupled with their specialized training and contacts often
result in the success of these files.
Negligence Investigations
Reconstructing events leading to the incident often provides
evidence for the appropriate Judiciary or Legal Entity.
Patent Investigations
See Intellectual Property
Prescreening
Services
See Intellectual Property
Polygraph Examination
Qualified Expert conducting interview of candidate connected
to the polygraph instrument to measure galvanic skin response,
respiration, heart rate and change in blood pressure.
Pre-employment Screening
Criminal Records check across Canada, Consumer Credit Report
and BC Driving Record are obtained quickly when Consent form
is signed.
Process Service
Locating individuals and actual delivery of legal documents.
Security Consulting
FBIG's qualified and trained personnel to determine threat
assessment of institution and methods of protection.
Skip Trace
See locates
Surveillance
Close watching by surveillance operatives through video, vehicle,
and personal means.
Our professional, state-of-the-art equipment includes 35 mm
as well as covert/hidden cameras, and video systems that produce
quality documentation in all types of weather and lighting
situations. The result is clear, crisp photographs and videos
either on CD-ROM or VHS tapes.
Time-lapse Video
See CCTV
Trademark Investigations
See Intellectual Property investigations
Undercover Investigations
Experienced former policemen to manage qualified agents or
participate in necessary role to achieve required results.
Vehicle Recovery
See Automobiles
VIP Security
See Executive Protection
Witness/Debtor
Locates
Obtaining current address and relevant information required.
This service is similar to Skip Tracing but usually for the
more difficult locates.
Worker's Compensation
Assisting in determining validity of claim by Investigation
and Surveillance.