The investigative process is a progression of activities or steps moving from evidence gathering tasks, to information analysis, to theory development and validation, to forming reasonable ground to believe, and finally to the arrest and charge of a suspect.
What are the steps of the investigative process?
Six steps for successful incident investigation
- STEP 1 – IMMEDIATE ACTION. ...
- STEP 2 – PLAN THE INVESTIGATION. ...
- STEP 3 – DATA COLLECTION. ...
- STEP 4 – DATA ANALYSIS. ...
- STEP 5 – CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. ...
- STEP 6 – REPORTING.
What are the 4 basic investigative stages?
The 4 Stages of an Incident Investigation
- Preserve and Document the Incident Scene. An incident investigator's first priority should be to ensure that the incident site is safe and secure. ...
- Collecting Information. a Interviewing witnesses. ...
- Determine Root Causes. ...
- Implement Corrective Actions.
