Level 1: Initial Review
Limited question and source set, with primary red flags and no comprehensive conclusion.
Aperture resource
Comparison of Review Levels
Choose the level of review according to the consequence of the decision and the evidence burden, not according to how much material happens to be available.
Purpose
Level 1 is an Initial Review. Level 2 is Structured Verification. Level 3 is Investigative Review. Level 4 is a Complex or Multi-Stage Engagement.
Four review levels
Level 2: Structured Verification
Multiple source types, source-traceability mapping, counter-evidence, chronology and evidence gaps.
Level 3: Investigative Review
Expanded public-source research, regulatory and litigation review, entity mapping and alternative explanations.
Level 4: Complex or Multi-Stage Engagement
Multiple jurisdictions or entities, large document sets, external specialists and staged outputs.