Process
A Clear, Controlled Investigative Process
Every engagement follows the same five stages, with a compliance checkpoint before any research begins.
- 1
Submit a Secure Request
Tell us who you are, the type of matter involved, the jurisdiction, and the investigative objective. Do not submit sensitive subject information through the initial public form.
- Requester identity, organization, and professional role
- Case or matter type and jurisdiction
- The investigative objective in general terms
- Any deadline the matter is working against
- 2
Purpose and Conflict Review
We review the requester, intended use, jurisdiction, and case purpose before accepting an assignment.
- Verification of the requester and their role in the matter
- Assessment of the stated permissible purpose
- Conflict check against existing engagements
- Decline or request for additional documentation where required
- 3
Scope and Quote
You receive a defined research scope, estimated delivery window, pricing, and any additional information requirements.
- Written scope describing what will and will not be researched
- Projected delivery window based on the record environment
- Pricing and any conditions on additional work
- Secure method agreed for transmitting subject identifiers
- 4
Documented Research
Our team conducts lawful public-record and open-source research using a structured investigative workflow.
- Public-record and open-source collection within the agreed scope
- Cross-verification of conflicting sources
- Analyst review for identity disambiguation
- Contemporaneous documentation of sources and record dates
- 5
Receive Organized Findings
Approved clients receive a clear report containing relevant findings, source notes, limitations, and recommended next steps.
- Findings separated from analysis and inference
- Confidence indicators with the basis for each
- Explicit limitations and unresolved questions
- Recommended next steps where the matter remains open
All case requests are reviewed for a lawful and authorized purpose. TracePoint Forensics reserves the right to decline any request that does not meet its compliance and ethical standards.