Our private investigators at Kinsey Investigations are carefully screened employees most of whom have backgrounds in law enforcement. You can have a trained shopper visit your business and report back to you. Mystery Shopping is a unique way for the client to analyze how their business is operating. The main role of the mystery shopper is to determine whether the corporate policy is being effectively carried out at the retail level. If you suspect your employees are mishandling your business or your profits, Kinsey Investigations can assist you in making this determination by providing a trained shopper to visit your business and report back to you.

Integrity Checks, Secret Shopping investigation in Los Angeles

Examples of Integrity Checks / Secret Shopping :

Retail – Walmart, Nordstrom’s Rack-we are there for a determined amount of time not only watching the customers but also the employees.

Bars/Restaurants – High-end chic bar establishments to regular franchise family restaurants. We watch the cash-flow, watching the tips.

We are there to focus on the integrity of your employees – giving you reports on their behavior. We describe every aspect of our shopping experience to reflect all the positives and negatives. Our accurate reports can be utilized for discreet resolutions and evaluations with the employees. Our employee shoppers, if needed can testify in court. Our reports can also tell you if your employees are doing a great job.

Kinsey Investigations is dedicated to integrity, accuracy, and dependability. If there are situations that require your immediate attention, this will be conveyed to you via telephone as it occurs.

Kinsey Investigations:

  • describe every interaction with your employees
  • are experienced in identifying employee theft
  • detailed reports are sent to you the very next day.
  • we are all private investigators and can testify in court.
  • call you immediately when warranted.
  • spend the time needed to give you a complete assessment.

This is what you need to know before hiring a Private Investigator in Los Angeles:

  1. Get a referral for a Private Investigator
  2. You will likely be sharing personal information with this person, and so it is essential to find someone that is really reliable and honest. Do as much research on the private investigator as possible. Please don’t take our word for it. We are proud to share with you our customers’ reviews here

  3. Check the Private Investigator’s license
  4. The only states that don’t require licensing for private investigators are Idaho, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and licensing is voluntary in Colorado. A professional private investigator will be able to give you their license number immediately. You should be able to know if any complaints have been filed against them. To verify our license in California, visit the Department of Consumer Affairs website here

  5. Ask about your Private Investigator
  6. To make sure your job gets done right by your potential Private Investigator in Los Angeles, find a detective who specializes in the task you need or look for a firm that has a lot of experience in different services like Kinsey Investigations. Ask about how much work they have done similar to what you want in the past and how those jobs worked out. At Kinsey Investigations, we will be glad to share with you hundreds of successful cases

  7. Consider whether your Private Investigator has insurance
  8. Most serious private investigators are insured up to a few million dollars. While it’s not necessary for all jobs, if something were to happen during the course of the work, you, as the hirer, would be held liable if there was no insurance coverage for your Private Investigator in Los Angeles. At Kinsey Investigations, we are insured any form of property damage. An example: our investigator has gained access to an upstairs alcove in which to photograph from and the balcony breaks due to the weight, we are covered; another investigator goes through a gated area and breaks the gate, we are covered; in the course of our investigation, we are transporting some files and they are lost during the transport, our insurance would pay to reproduce those files.

  9. Talk about confidentiality with your Private Investigator 
  10. You are very likely dealing with sensitive information when you are working with a private investigator and you need to be sure your PI will be discreet and respectful of information shared between the two of you. At Kinsey Investigations, we proud ourselves of working with several Hollywood stars and many important people in this country. One of the reasons they chose us over the competition is that we are discrete and we deliver!

  11. Feel comfortable with the private investigator
  12. If you don’t feel like the private investigator communicates well with you or if they pressure you or make you feel uncomfortable in any way, you should probably choose a different private investigator to work with. Our investigators are specially trained to listen carefully to our clients’ stories, needs, and expectations. We never go too fast or pressure you to do something you are not comfortable doing. At Kinsey Investigations, we simply care!

  13. Get a contract with your Private Investigator
  14. Your initial consultation with a private investigator should be free, and from there, they should be able to outline anticipated cost. At Kinsey Investigations, we proud our self for our transparency policy so hidden costs are ever involved. If you choose to follow through with the work with us, our investigators make sure all fees and expectations are clearly outlined in a contract. They also give you a fee agreement or retainer to sign. Ready to start? Call us now at (310) 613 3755

Contact us today for more information and a FREE consultation, or complete our easy online request form to receive a FREE, NO OBLIGATION case evaluation.
If you don’t see the specific service you require on this page, please contact our office.  Even if we don’t provide that particular service, we can often suggest an alternative method of achieving the results you need, or in some cases, we may refer you to one of our nationwide or international associates who offer the service you require.