Increase in Infidelity and Cheating Partner cases gives rise for concern says UK leading female PI

Aug. 4, 2009 - PRLog -- With a career spanning over 20 years in the police service, I was used to carrying out investigations into most areas of crime and disorder. During my career I specialsed in VIP protection duties but more latterly, I formed part of the force surveillance unit which concentrated its specialist covert capabilities on evidence and intelligence based investigations into high level criminal activity. I retired from the service in 2002, deciding to transfer my experience of investigation and surveillance into the public arena with the intention of concentrating mainly on professional witness evidence gathering for local authorities and housing associations relevant to Anti Social Behaviour. My research had shown that specialist corporate investigations such as employee absenteeism, false injury claims and breach of contract work was also well suited to a professional surveillance operative.

I knew that being a female and highly trained surveillance operator would set me apart from the crowd and that can be a good thing in my industry - everyone needs a unique selling point in business. I also knew that as a level 1 trained expert, I was well placed to bring together a team of like minded professionals leveraging from my contacts in the police and military surveillance worlds. And so, Warwickshire Investigation Agency was born with its focus firmly placed on expert surveillance based investigation. What I hadn't envisaged in those early days was that matrimonial and cheating partner investigations would feature so highly in our case book.

In 2007-2008, infidelity based surveillance and investigations accounted for approximately 35% of our workload. This figure in itself I thought to be high but based it on the fact that WIA offered something slightly different in terms of ex-police  trained female operators. In 2009, such investigations account for 48% of our caseload and it is still only July! It has become clear to me that there is a very real need for professional level covert surveillance services who cater specifically to this need, so much so that this is now offered as one of our specialist services throughout the U.K.

From the very beginning I was aware that often we are the first and in many cases the only people to have been taken into the confidence of our clients. We find that our role is just as much that of a confidant and independent listener as much as it is that of an investigator and evidence gatherer. At the stage that our clients make that first call, they are already 90% sure of their facts and generally speaking are frightened and vulnerable. I believe that it is crucial that we offer support and a virtual shoulder to cry on in addition to our role of evidence gatherer. I have never had a client, either male or female who has not thanked me for just being there, even when the eventual result for them has been the confirmation of their fears. Almost without exception, our clients report a feeling of absolute betrayal and a break down of trust within their home environment. I feel that it is imperative that our role provides a stable platform, where it is safe to talk freely and one that most importantly is based on trust and confidentiality, integrity and respect. In many ways it is a privilaged role. One where we are privy to the most intimate of information, all of which are effectively being imparted to a total stranger. For me, the fact that the client has had the courage to make that first step is enough for me to recognise that the least they deserve in return is the safe haven of confidentiality and the guarantee of expert and specialist help.

WIA has a 100% accuracy rate in regard to our infidelity investigations, be they matrimonial or as a result of cheating partners. All too often it is my role to provide the evidence confirming an affair, but happily, there are a few occasions where we have been pleased to report that our clients fears were in fact unfounded. I can not account for the apparent steep rise in the number of infidelity related cases. Perhaps it is merely that the public are now more aware of the existence of private investigators because of the internet - perhaps infidelity has always been there in the background, undetected at this level for many years, I don't know? Personally, dealing with the distress of our clients on almost a daily basis makes me sincerely hope that the tide will turn and the trend will wane, sadly my instinct tells me otherwise.

To learn more about matrimonial investigations and dealing with cheating partners go to www.warwickshireinvestigation.co.uk or call 01789 770980 in complete confidence for a free, no obligation consultation.

Warwickshire Investigation Agency hold full membership of the World Association of Professional Investigators (Award winner 2008), are registered with the Information Commissioners Office (Data Protection Act registered) and are fully insured.

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Warwickshire Investigation Agency (WIA) provides Professional Witness Services to Commercial,Retail and Private clients. Offering both female and male specialists investigators, WIA provides expert covert surveillance services for Insurance Fraud, False Injury claims, employee absenteeism, and cheating partner investigations.

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Ex-police trained professional detectives and investigators at WIA provide for extensive investigation and interview skills into both criminal and civil cases.

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