investigative teams
Fact-finding groups
Investigative teams are groups assembled to examine a particular matter—usually a crime, scandal, or complex problem requiring coordinated inquiry.
The term appears in journalism, law enforcement, and corporate contexts: The newspaper's investigative team spent months on the story, Federal investigators assembled a team to probe the fraud.
Members typically bring different expertise to bear on gathering and analyzing evidence.
- detectivesThose who solve crimes
- special agentCovert government investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
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