Private Investigator and Detective Training School Courses

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Private Investigation Training Program

Course 1001

Overview of the Private Investigation Industry

Introduction

This course will provide individuals who are new to private investigation with the knowledge necessary to understand and identify what private investigators are and what private investigators do. This is an introductory course designed to provide an overview of the private investigation industry.

At Course Completion
At the completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Define what a private investigator is.
• Identify what a private investigator is not.
• Describe the history of private investigation services.
• Describe the role of a private investigator.
• Identify private investigator licensing requirements.
• Define ethics appropriate to the private investigation industry.
• Describe common types of private investigative services.
• Differentiate between the various types of investigative work.

Prerequisites
• None
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need to possess a strong understanding of the English language.

Course Materials
The course materials are yours to keep.
You will be provided with the following:
• Overview of the Private Investigation Industry Notebook
• State Licensing Requirements Manual (State specifics for each student)

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Private Investigation
Topics
Private Investigator Defined
History of Private Investigations
Role of the Private Investigator
Rules and Regulations of Private Investigation
Private Investigation Ethics

Lab

Identifying Specific Licensing Requirements

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Define what a private investigator is.
• Articulate what a private investigator is not.
• Describe the history of private investigation services.
• Describe the role of a private investigator.
• Identify private investigator licensing requirements.
{*Please refer to Addendum A}
• Define ethics appropriate to the private investigation industry.

Module 2: Types of Private Investigation
Topics
Criminal Investigations
Civil Investigations
Support Investigations
Trial Support Services
Special Investigative Services

Lab
Review of Service Offerings

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe common types of private investigative services.
• Differentiate between the various types of investigative work of:

• Criminal Investigators
• Store Detectives
• Legal Investigators
• Law Firm Investigators
• Domestic Investigators
• Process Servers
• Polygraph Examiners
• Fraud Examiners
• Document Examiners
• Forensic Investigators
• Repossessions
• Bail Recovery Agents (“Bounty Hunters”)
• Executive Security / Personal Security (“Body Guards”)

Course 1002

Fundamentals of Investigative Techniques

Introduction

This course will provide individuals who are new to the profession of private investigation with the fundamentals necessary to conduct investigations. This is an introductory course designed to provide a principle understanding of private investigation techniques.

At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Define what comprises an investigation.
• Describe the process of preparing a case file.
• Describe the role of planning an investigation.
• Create an “Investigative Case File”.
• Define differences between first and second-hand knowledge.
• Describe common types of investigative sources.
• Differentiate between the various types of investigative sources.
• Conduct an investigative interview.

Prerequisites
• Course 1001: Overview of the Private Investigation Industry
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need to possess a strong understanding of the English language and must complete the prerequisite course.

Course Materials
The course materials are yours to keep.
You will be provided with the following in the classroom:
• Fundamentals of Investigative Techniques Notebook

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Investigative Techniques
Topics
Investigation Defined
Case File Preparation
Investigation Planning
First-Hand vs. Second-Hand Knowledge
Case Management

Labs

Creation of a Case File
Planning an Investigation

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Define what comprises an investigation.
• Describe the process of preparing a case file.
• Describe the role of planning an investigation.
• Create an “Investigative Case File”.
• Define differences between first and second hand knowledge.

Module 2: Types of Investigative Techniques
Topics
Public Records
Interviewing and Interrogation
Surveillance
Undercover Operations

Labs

Public Records Research (Hands-On)
Interview Session

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe common types of investigative techniques.
• Differentiate between the various types of investigative sources.
• Conduct an investigative interview.

Course 1003

Information and Documentation Reporting Essentialss - Course 1003

Introduction

This course will provide individuals who are new to private investigation with the essential knowledge to document and report information. This is an introductory course designed to provide a crucial understanding of how to properly document and report information gathered during an investigation.

At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Identify various ways to document information.
• Describe the role of proper documentation in an investigation.
• Define differences between direct and circumstantial evidence.
• Differentiate between the various types of information reporting.
• Describe the process of preparing a report.
• Define techniques for preserving evidence.
• Produce an “Investigative Report”

Prerequisites
• Course 1001: Overview of the Private Investigation Industry
• Course 1002: Fundamentals of Investigative Techniques
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need to possess a strong understanding of the English language and must complete the prerequisite course.

Course Materials
The course materials are yours to keep.
You will be provided with the following in the classroom:
• Information Documentation and Reporting Essentials Notebook

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Documenting and Reporting Information
Topics
Importance of Information to the Investigator
Circumstantial vs. Direct Evidence
Information Documenting Methods
Types of Information Reporting

Lab

Documenting Information

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the process and importance of proper documentation in an investigation.
• Define differences between direct and circumstantial evidence.
• Identify various ways to document information.
• Differentiate between the various types of information reporting.

Module 2: Documenting and Reporting of Information from an Investigation
Topics
Process of Report Writing
Preservation of Evidence
Essentials of a Good “Investigative Report”

Lab

Report Writing

Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the process of preparing a report.
• Define techniques for preserving evidence.
• Produce an “Investigative Report”.

Become a Private Investigator Via EducatiOn-Line

Those students who are new to the private investigation business find the Private Investigation Basic Training Program to be just what they need to become a private investigator or detective.  We offer the entire program, all three (3) courses, via the Internet EducatiOn-Line.

No waiting for a class to fill - start right away - and no traveling.  Our online program provides the best delivery method available to students who would rather take the program online.  The courses are presented in a slide presentation with narration of the instructors.  It is as close to sitting in an actual classroom as you can get.  Unlike other programs that require you to sit and read page after page of their course content and materials, our EducatiOn-Line option allows you to see and listen to the presentation.  Hours and hours of reading are not necessary as you just start the program and follow along as the lectures are presented via slides and audio on your computer.

Students get an intense program on learning how to become a private investigator.