Surveillance specialists including Ex-Police, Ex-Government Investigators, International Fraud Specialists, Ex-Undercover Agents, Intelligence Analysts and Experienced Field Operatives.

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SURVEILLANCE IS A METHOD OF CONFIRMING OR DENYING A SUSPICION.

Surveillance is also used as part of integrity testing, verification of a claim or as part of an investigation to locate a third party.

Within law enforcement surveillance is often static in that entry into a private premises is made using a special form of warrant, and surveillance equipment is installed.  For vehicle surveillance a large amount of resources can be made available, to law enforcement.  This means the methods used can include boxing a vehicle with surveillance vehicles in front, behind and in streets parallel to a target vehicle.  Vehicles may be prepositioned to record footage when the destination is able to be predicted.  For the police an undercover or surveillance team may consist of a minimum of 5 personnel.  For physical surveillance of a sensitive subject on the move they may utilise up to 9 vehicles/teams. 

Other tracking methods, not available to the general public, are also utilised.

Some criminals are also adept at surveillance and counter intelligence, installing camera's on street lights and power poles to warn of the approach of law enforcement personnel or any suspicious activity in their area.

The private investigator must operate within the privacy laws if the evidence obtained is to be acceptable to a court.  Quite often there are financial restrictions placed by the client, which mean for the most part the operative is working alone, or as part of a team of two, at most.  He/she will have a controller to whom they will answer, and from whom they will obtain very occasional support. 

Following vehicles becomes a highly skilled exercise in remaining close enough to see but not be seen.  There are risks, and sometimes an operative may elect to pull back rather then be 'burnt' by the subject.  Multiple surveillance operatives, operating in a coordinated manner, have become more common.  This is as the result of increased challenges caused by traffic enforcement methods such as red light and speed camera's (or the dreaded combination camera at intersections), mobile radar, higher traffic congestion, as well as the increased sensitivity of subjects for surveillance.  This has increased costs, as well as increased successful outcomes.

Surveillance is unique in that, at times, you are paying a person to do nothing but sit and wait.  It is a situation, sometimes, akin to that of the sniper, in that the operative must remain alert and prepared for long periods to obtain that few seconds of footage that will provide the answers for the clients.

Surveillance can also be likened to painting.  Over time a picture is built up.

Some area's, though, provide extra challenges.  These are area's such as airports, where the subject will arrive at an approximate time, the target must be identified by the operative (often they look NOTHING like the photograph and the operative relies on other information).  Some subjects have been known to completely change their clothes during a flight, and when a handover is done they are observed getting on the plane looking one way, and getting off looking another.  The operatives are aware of things like this.  The operative must then be ready to follow the subject away.  This often requires at least a two up surveillance team.

We have staff who excell at this facet of investigation.

Within surveillance we do work for major companies, the private self insured, private groups.  We also provide services for the private individual including relationship matters, family disputes, business disputes, tailing children and working in with others on security issues.

To achieve this we utilise a number of pieces of equipment and techniques.  We do ask that our clients not discuss any equipment or methods they may observe, to preserve our effectiveness.

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