Articles
- 14 Investigations Best Practices Questions and Answers with Meric Bloch: Are you new to workplace investigations? Do you wish you could ask an expert about best practices? We did it for you! Read this article to get answers to commonly-asked investigation questions that could help you improve your investigative program.
- 15 Types of Evidence and How to Use Them in a Workplace Investigation: To make an informed decision during an investigation, you must collect, document, and analyze many different types of evidence. Learn examples of each type and how they can help you reach a conclusion in this article. Read it here.
- 101+ OSINT Resources for Investigators: If you need information on an investigation subject, the facts you need might not be hard to find. Use the resources in this list to help your research so you can resolve your case successfully.
- Are You Following These 16 Investigation Best Practices?: Whether it’s your first day or your weeks away from retirement, investigators can always use a refresher on best practices. Read our article to make sure you’re following the right methods of planning, evidence gathering, interviewing, and report-writing.
- How to Conduct a Successful Workplace Investigation: Step-by-Step: What steps are required to conduct a successful investigation? This article will take you from the initial report to the final investigation report, with guidance for every step and stage.
- Interviewing Investigation Subjects: Best Practices: To ensure accuracy and fairness during your investigations, you must apply a non-biased approach, especially during interviews. This article outlines best practices for interviewing the accused person from investigations expert and author Meric Bloch. Read it now.
- Investigation Report Example: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Write an Investigative Report: Writing investigation reports can be challenging, even for the most experienced investigators. Learn how to write an effective investigation report with examples, essential tips, and a step-by-step format for workplace incidents in this guide.
- What Incident Triage Is and Why You Shouldn’t Skip It: Is your investigative team tied up with minor requests? Do issues often fall through the cracks at your organization? This article explains how a triage process can help you evaluate and prioritize reports effectively to reduce risk. Read it here.
Downloadable Resources
- How to Detect Deception in Investigation Interviews: Not sure if your interview subject is giving you all the facts? This eBook explains how to spot the signs of deception and what to do if a subject is trying to deceive you.
- Investigation Management: 10 Steps to Success eBook: Managing an investigation means keeping the team on track, the investigation in scope, and the tasks on time. Learn how to do it successfully in our eBook.
- Investigation Plan Template: A successful investigation starts with a strong plan; that way, everyone knows the goals, deadlines, and responsibilities of the process. Use our free template to plan your next investigation.
- Investigation Report Template: Not sure what to include in your final investigation report? Use this template to ensure your reports are consistent and contain all the relevant details stakeholders need.
- Online Search Tools for Investigators: A simple online search can yield valuable information about your investigation subject; you just need to know which tools to use. We share the best ones we’ve found in this cheat sheet.
- Workplace Investigations Maturity Model: As an organization’s investigative program matures, it has different needs and ways to improve and grow. This model will help you determine your program’s level of maturity and offer guidance for development. Download it now.
Product Sheets
- Benefits of Automation in Investigative Case Management: Don’t have enough time to finish all your investigative tasks? Automating your workflows and processes can save you time on tedious work so you can focus more on the more in-depth aspects of your investigations. Read how in this product sheet.
- Case IQ Summarization Copilot Product Sheet: A case summary (AKA final investigation report) is one of the most important documents to an investigation, but also the most difficult to produce. It can take a long time to write and still be full of errors or inconsistencies. Read this product sheet to learn how Case IQ’s new Summarization Copilot uses AI to create a full report that’s in compliance with both internal policies and external regulations in just minutes.
- Reporting with Case IQ: Organizations need real-time data analytics to provide insights that help them make data-driven business decisions and reduce risk. Download our eBook to learn how Case IQ can help you do just that.