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Becoming a Licensed Private Investigator in California

Every private detective in Los Angeles remembers the process they had to go through to become a licensed California private investigator. Including at least three years of investigative work experience, passing the state’s private investigator exam, and involving several other requirements, the path to becoming a licensed private investigator in California is actually one of the most straightforward and flexible in the nation. For some L.A. private investigators, their road began with earning a law degree or a bachelors in police science or similar. For others, investigative work for the military or a police department helped them find their calling. For every licensed detective who works for a California private investigations firm, passing the state exam and following the steps of the P.I. license application rounded out the process before they could obtain their license and be listed by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. You can find Kinsey Investigations listing with them here. If you want to know more about what it takes to become a licensed Los Angeles private investigator, keep reading

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Los Angeles Private Investigations into Workers Comp Fraud

Smart Los Angeles area business owners and insurance providers hire California private detective services to avoid paying out fraudulent workers compensation claims. Disability and workers comp fraud have ballooned across the country to the tune of an estimated $30Billion per year, nationally. More and more organizations are responding by hiring California private investigators to independently verify the legitimacy of workers comp claims. A few decades ago, companies could avoid most of this type of fraud with in-house policies carried out by their own personnel. Unfortunately, in the 21st century workers compensation and other types of disability and insurance fraud have grown beyond the rare occurrences, and fraudsters have honed their tactics for getting away with this type of fraud. These days, it often takes a professional Los Angeles private investigator to uncover workers comp fraud and gather the necessary evidence to dispute falsified claims. Working with a private detective agency in Los Angeles or Orange county is a wise move for California business owners and insurance providers who want to eliminate fraudulent workers comp claims and expose those who are trying to take unfair advantage of the system.

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California Private Investigators Save Clients Time and Money

At Kinsey Investigations, we’re not always the first California private investigations firm our clients have called. We hear about it all the time, from something as simple as needing court documents served to full-on infidelity investigations in Los Angeles, many people come to us after becoming frustrated with law enforcement or another private investigator. We’ve earned our reputation as the best private investigator in Los Angeles as well as dozens of 5-Star online reviews, because we get the job done, and often within days, when others have failed over weeks or even months. The same can be true for our attorney and corporate clients. Attorneys and law offices sometimes attempt to keep all billable hours for a case in-house. They may believe that they or their staff can adequately handle any private investigation services required. And many business owners don’t understand the legal liability they’re undertaking in potentially litigious situations without the help of a private detective agency. However, wise California attorneys and business owners facing cases such as these realize they’ll save money and time by choosing to work with a licensed Los Angeles private investigations firm.

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Female Private Investigators for Activity Check Investigations

California private investigators use activity checks for simple fact-finding cases or to determine if a more in-depth private investigation is needed. From parents wanting to check in on their teens or college students to employers needing to confirm workers’ injury or disability claims, many individual and corporate clients hire private detectives in Los Angeles and the surrounding area to conduct these fast, affordable private investigations. An L.A. private investigator can spend a few hours or even less observing a home or business or tracking an individual’s movements or activities and report back expediently. Activity check investigations are ideal when a client needs a simple confirmation or has a singular question they need answered. Female private investigators have a significant advantage carrying out activity checks, because our presence in the majority of public spaces arouses less suspicion than that of a man. We can easily blend into residential settings or even close by private property, often without needing to try to conceal our presence. Kinsey Investigations offers activity checks for a variety of client needs throughout the state. Our licensed and insured California private investigations firm is woman-owned, and our team of female private detectives are ready to help you find the answers or evidence you need.

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A Private Investigator Talks Social Media Investigations

For California private investigators, knowing where to find evidence isn’t always enough. Los Angeles private detective agencies have to be especially careful when conducting social media investigations to make sure that neither the type of information we locate online nor the means we use to find it breach any federal or state privacy laws. These laws themselves are works in progress, subject to a great deal of interpretation, most importantly by judges who then create legal precedents with the judgements they hand down. As any L.A. private investigator will tell you, it’s no small job keeping up with it all. Here at Kinsey Investigations, we use social media and other online investigation tools for many of our clients’ cases. At the end of the day, especially when the evidence we turn up must be admissible in court, it’s vital that we know about and take all important legal considerations into account.

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Los Angeles Infidelity Private Investigations

Los Angeles infidelity investigations can be some of the most volatile cases to come across any California private investigator’s desk. Emotions run high from the very beginning, and too often the implications stretch far beyond our individual client and a potential cheating partner. A devastated husband or wife who’s just learned of their spouse’ adultery is hard enough, but the whole truth might also involve hidden assets, child custody and support implications, cohabitation, and other eventualities that make it an even harder pill to swallow. Kinsey Investigations is known as the California private investigations firm with a heart, because we have the experience and the emotional intelligence to handle sensitive family law cases such as these. Our team of professional female private investigators approach every investigation with their hearts as much as their heads. Our fully licensed and insured Los Angeles private detective agency has received Expertise.com’s rank of Best Los Angeles Private Investigator more than once, and our scores of 5-star online reviews tell the stories of our clients’ satisfaction. While we can’t guarantee that our findings will be what our clients want to hear, we can guarantee that we’ll find the truth. And as much as the truth might hurt, it’s what you need to make the best decision for yourself and your loved ones.

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Experts at Locating Missing Persons in Los Angeles

As any California private investigator will tell you, when it comes to locating missing persons in Los Angeles and the surrounding area, time is of the essence. Whether you’re a close friend or family member worried for their safety and wellbeing or someone to whom the missing person owes money, the likelihood of finding someone who’s become unresponsive to messaging and cannot be reached at their normal place of residence diminishes exponentially as hours, days and weeks go by. No matter the nature of your relationship to the missing person, partnering with a Los Angeles private detective agency as soon as possible is your best bet for locating them. Kinsey Investigations is a licensed and insured private investigations firm in California with decades of experience tracking down missing persons in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and beyond. Our team of female private detectives are comfortable working alongside police or conducting independent searches for someone who does not necessarily want to be found. Regardless of the circumstances, our L.A. private investigators will waste no time launching a missing persons investigation and working tirelessly until it is solved.

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Hire the Best Corporate Private Investigator in California

While any California private investigator can advertise themselves as offering corporate investigations services, there’s one Los Angles private detective agency that stands above the rest in terms of experience and reputation. Kinsey Investigations has been serving corporate clients for more than 20 years. Our California private investigations firm can provide background checks and corporate security investigations in L.A. far superior to what any in-house H.R. department, background check website, or third-party human resources/compliance service can offer. Our team of female private investigators know how to tailor background checks for new hires or potential partners to meet the unique needs of your organization. We even offer three levels of background check services in case your company requires advanced knowledge of a job applicant, aspiring board member, etc. Our licensed, insured and experienced L.A. private investigators can even run business background checks on other organizations whether your company needs to learn more about a competitor or vet a potential partner. We also offer comprehensive corporate security investigations in Los Angeles and Orange counties. We work with business of all sizes from Malibu and Beverly Hills to Santa Monica and Long Beach. Identifying threats to your organization’s security, whether it’s a potential hazard to your employees’ or clients’ physical safety, inadequate data encryption, or a job applicant who might spell trouble for your team and your company can make all the difference for your business’s reputation and future success.

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Why You Should Hire a Professional for Process Service

You might not think of using a California private investigator for process service of your legal documents in a lawsuit; however, most Los Angeles private detective agencies do offer process service in addition to their private investigations services. While the state of California only requires that the person serving documents in a civil case be someone 18 years of age or older who is not named in the lawsuit, hiring a professional process server or private investigations firm licensed in California can help you avoid a number of pitfalls. Defendants who are difficult to locate, specifications around the information that must be disclosed at the time of the documents’ delivery, and the potential for some people to become angry and aggressive when they find out they’re being served are just a few examples. At Kinsey Investigations our female private investigators have an outstanding track record for locating defendants in our clients’ cases. We know and understand the disclosures required by law for the process service to be legal and complete in the eyes of the California justice system, and we have the experience and confidence to handle any sort of reaction from someone who’s just been served court papers. Don’t run the risk of delaying your case or even worse outcomes. Hire Kinsey Investigations for process service of your legal documents.

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Does Cyberbullying Happen to Adults

Did you know that cyberbullying can happen to adults as well as children and teens, that some persistent cases of cyberbullying constitute a crime, and that Los Angeles private detective agencies are being hired more often to investigate it? Discussions about cyberbullying often frame the problem as an unfortunate phenomenon among adolescents, a disciplinary issue to be dealt with primarily by parents and educators. However, more and more adults are reporting being the victims of cyberbullying at work, through social media and via online gaming platforms. No matter the age of those involved, hiring a licensed California private investigator can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to identify those responsible and bring the harassment to an end. Not only that, but in cases determined to constitute a violation of California’s laws against bullying and harassment, an L.A. private investigator can conduct a thorough investigation, gather useful evidence, and even testify in court on our client’s behalf. Kinsey Investigations is a licensed and insured California private investigations firm, and our team of female private detectives have decades of experience and a passion for helping our clients and their families through all kinds of highly emotional cases. We also understand the seriousness of cyberbullying, whether it’s happening to a child, teen, or adult.

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