How to Start a Cold Case Investigation

how to start a cold case investigation

If you’re thinking about becoming a cold case private investigator, you’ll need to know how to do it. Cold cases can be very confusing; there’s a reason the trail’s gone cold, after all. Especially if you’re hoping to utilize your skills for important cases like cold case homicide investigations, you’ll need to hone your skills … Read more

Tips on Buying Investigative Research Software

buying investigative research software

Whether you are running a team of highly skilled attorneys or collections agents, working as a private investigator, or overseeing the local branch of law enforcement, the more efficient you are, the more successful you are. One of the biggest contributors to success is alleviating busy work and expediting research with the help of software. What’s the best solution? Investigative research … Read more

What is Credit Header?

what is credit header

When you’re looking for more information about a customer or vendor, there are a number of pieces of information you might need to find. Credit header data is a great way to gather a significant amount of knowledge on a specific client or vendor, which can make it easier to move forward in your professional … Read more

Guide to Investigative Research Software

Investigative Research Software

The following in an excerpt from “The Ultimate Guide to Investigative Research Software” by Jared Correia, Esq. Click here to download the full 24-page guide. It’s clearer than ever that efficient law firms make the most money. In fact, a recent study showed that even a small increase in utilization rate (less than .5%) can allow a … Read more

What is Contact Tracing?

contact tracing

What is contact tracing? Contact tracing, in short, is the process of identifying the connections within and between social groups. This has many applications but is most often used in medicine to track the spread of disease and infection (especially right now). Effective medical contact tracing can not only map the spread of an infection, … Read more

New Searches & Tracers Product Updates – Sept 2020

Tracers Product Updates

For over two decades, our customers have been the core of Tracers. It is our customers’ feedback and feature requests that drive us to improve our software and platform every day, which is why we’re excited to announce a number of enhancements and new searches. With millions of points of new data updated monthly, Tracers … Read more

What is Due Diligence?

due diligence

Due diligence has become somewhat of a buzzword for entrepreneurs and business owners these days, and for good reason. Though it may seem like a fluffy or vague term, due diligence actually has a specific but widely applicable meaning. It is a way of taking care of customers and keeping your business safe. What is … Read more

What are Pacer Court Records?

pacer court records

Court records are incredibly useful sources of information about the people they pertain to. Case and docket information can be used to form an understanding of an individual’s character and past movements. They can also be key in tracing an individual who is determined to avoid detection (for example, someone trying to skip out on … Read more

How to Use Social Media for Due Diligence

How to Use Social Media for Due Diligence

22% of attorneys use social media for case investigation, according to the American Bar Association’s 2019 Legal Technology Survey Report. Why? Because a powerful social media search is a veritable treasure trove of useful information, all in one place. Social media is where most people go to share their political opinions, their emotional ups and downs, and … Read more

What Is Data Enrichment?

what is data enrichment

As you learn more about how you can effectively use data in building your company, you might run across the term “data enrichment.” To someone who hasn’t done a lot of work in the realm of data (like skip tracing)  this can be a confusing term. However, it’s also clearly an important part of effectively using … Read more