Criminal Investigation

A criminal investigation is both an art and science that uses information and evidence-gathering techniques to probe into crime with a view to a successful arrest and prosecution of suspects. A holistic criminal investigation can involve conducting searches, interviewing and/or interrogating victims, witnesses, and suspects, etc, as well as gathering and preserving evidence and any other legal procedures the investigator may deem necessary. Criminal investigations are as old as crime and date back to ancient civilizations including the code of Hammurabi. Just like all other areas of life, the passage of time and advancements in technology have led to innovations in criminal investigation techniques or methods, e.g., forensic science.
 
However, new technologies provide new opportunities for criminals. A good example is the emergence of digital and internet technologies which have led to a relatively new kind of crime perpetrated with the use of digital devices such as computers and mobile phones and commonly referred to as cybercrime. Though crime has become digitalized and criminals have taken crime to the internet, that is not to say that most of these cyber crimes have not been in existence before the digital revolution.
 

For instance, crimes like fraud, intellectual property theft, child pornography, and trespass (breach of privacy) have all been around before the emergence of cybercrimes. It can then be inferred that cybercrimes are nothing but mere extensions of conventional crimes. The emergence of the digital revolution and cybercriminals have also brought about a revolution in the ways security agencies, including private investigators, tackle crime. Most notable is the use of advanced technologies such as software applications, proprietary databases, and others to seek speedy apprehension and prosecution of cybercriminals.
At Digisec, our investigators are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technologies to help give our clients justice and the peace of mind they desperately desire and deserve.
An important characteristic of cybercrime is its borderless nature. This implies that a single case can span several jurisdictions across the globe. Such a scenario creates significant legal and logistical challenges for law enforcement agencies charged with tracing and prosecuting cybercriminals. However, with cooperation by security agencies on a global scale, these cross-border challenges are gradually being standardized for legal and administrative convenience. To this end, we at Digisec have over the years developed strong partnerships and synergy with other security organisations all over the world, both in the private and public sectors. This is meant to ensure that our esteemed clients get quality service in terms of tracking and eliminating crime from all corners of the earth.

Criminal Investigation FAQs

We are very interested in crimes bordering on cybersecurity. However, we are a holistic security and law enforcement agency meaning that we are very comfortable with tackling anything crime, whether on the internet or the streets of England and beyond.

We have built strong formal partnerships with reputable organisations like the UK Metropolitan Police, the MI6, FBI, CIA, Russia’s FSB, and Israel’s Mossad as well as global and regional bodies like INTERPOL and EUROPOL to mention a few. These efficient organisations and many others help us keep track of cyber (and other) crimes all over the world.

The majority of our private investigators are hard-nosed ex-police and intelligence officers who are well versed in the art and science of criminal investigation whether on the internet or in the real world.