Jedi investigator/Legends

Jedi investigators were specially appointed by the Jedi Council whose primary objectives were to uncover hidden and obscure threat to the galaxy such as powerful criminal synticates, corruption and conspiracy against the Republic and other shady menaces. There was also a speciel corps of Jedi Shadows who had specialized in investigating threats involving the Dark Side. Jedi investigators were charged with rooting out the threats via their detective skills and reporting in to the Jedi Council who would then decide what action to take. Jedi investigators typically operated in secrecy, the Council typically being the only ones who knew about their missions.

A Jedi investigator would often work alone undercover, infiltrating the organization under suspicion, and would not hesitate to use guile, deception or even brute force in addition to the detective skills to achieve his or her goal. Woking from within, Jedi investigators were often successful in neutralizing the enemy before galactic conflict would arise.

Jedi investigators would also spy on known criminal synticates, pirate groups, assassin organizations as well as individual criminals and report their findings to the Jedi Council, who kept detailed record of most known criminals in the galaxy.

Jedi investigators would also be assigned less dangerous missions such as helping identifying Force sensitive children to be trained in the ways of the Force. This was not their primary task, but often they would do it to train their observational skills.

Behind the scenes
Jedi investigator is a prestige class in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game.