Jones, Gareth

Covers the fundamentals of fact-finding, ranging from basic principles through investigation planning to evidence gathering, assessing evidence and report writing. Includes detailed chapters on interviewing witnesses, systemic issues and demonstrating your value to stakeholders via traditional and social media. It sets out a methodology for assessing the quality of an investigation done by someone else. Other topics include dealing with whistleblowers and workplace/harassment investigations. The final chapter takes an in-depth look at the challenges of investigating the police, using a real life case story.