ABSTRACT
Analysis of each stage involves a complete comparison of the information; determination of any missing, con¸icting, supporting, and damaging information; assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the information, facts, and evidence; additional assessment of
the strengths and weaknesses of the witnesses, parties of the case, and other involved persons; assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the investigative process to date; and a complete assessment and analysis of the case progress to determine any new, continued, or di€erent course of action to recommend and consider. ‚is is also the time to determine if there is any follow-up to any assignments that were addressed during this assignment of the investigation. In short, the legal investigator is providing a check and balance to ensure that no evidence is being forced upon a theory, or that no theory is being forced upon the evidence. ‚is is true of all information provided and developed in this investigative protocol, without regard for who is providing the evidence. ‚is process will continue throughout the assignment and the overall case, until the case is settled, dismissed, or other disposition reached.
