How has the private investigation business changed in recent years?

How has the private investigation business changed in recent years?

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The business changed dramatically after 9/11. In the past, you would hire a private investigator because you had a specific case. You had something that you wanted to look into. It was a problem that had come up and you're trying to solve that problem. Today, there's a lot of preventative investigations. Pre-employment background checks, whether it's anywhere from finding out what your background of your nanny is, or finding out whether your person that you're hiring is here illegally, and to finding out that they're who they say they are, and that their credentials are real. All kinds of things involving preventative measures. You have a lot of personal security issues where you want to look into, who has access to your business, and who has access to a specific person. And, these people are going to cause, and be a threat to them. That has all come about because of people's heightened awareness of security threats.