Private Investigator

100 Hours/Instructor Supported/Textbook included

Overview

Private investigator jobs can be intriguing, exciting and sometimes adventurous, but being a private investigator is also a serious and important career. This private investigator training can provide you with the essential skills and knowledge for a number of entry level private investigator jobs. Our distance learning private investigator training will provide instruction on surveillance, information gathering, interview techniques and much more!

Outline

Private Investigator Module 1
Investigation Concepts

·         Definition of Private Investigation

·         The Investigator’s Code

·         History of Private Investigation

·         Criminal Justice Process

·         Introduction to Civil Law

·         Information about Licensing

·         Code of Ethics

·         Narcotics

·         Common Drug and Identifying Them

·         Health and Safety Codes

·         Business and Professional Code

·         The Controlled Substance Act

·         Drugs Commonly Found in the Workplace

Private Investigator Module 2
Undercover Investigation

·         Personal Attributes of a Private Investigator

·         Types of Assignments

·         Undercover Investigations in the Workplace

·         Internal Survey Investigation Guide

·         Information to be Reported

·         Major Headings for Undercover Reports

·         Shoplifting

·         Surveillance Techniques

·         Purpose and Objectives for Surveillance

·         Giving Proper Descriptions

·         Positive Identification of Subjects

·         Background Check

·         Necessary Equipment for Surveillance

·         Camera and Video Camera Use

·         Types of Surveillance

Private Investigator Module 3
General Investigation

·         Information from Public Records and Documents

·         Background Investigations

·         Pre-employment Checks

·         Credit Checks

·         Divorce Investigation

·         Child Custody

·         Infidelity Checks

·         Missing Persons Investigations

·         Locating a Runaway

·         Interview and Interrogation

·         Miranda Rights

·         Interview Process

·         Legal Research

·         Worker’s Compensation Investigation

·         Physical Evidence

·         History of Fingerprinting

·         Forensic Laboratory

Private Investigator Module 4
Case Preparation

·         Documents and Reports

·         Interviewing Witnesses

·         Use of Expert Witness

·         Courtroom Testimony

·         Courtroom Tactics

·         Criminal Defense Investigation

·         Initial Client Conference

·         The Initial Defendant Interview

·         Crime Scene Review

·         Bioethics, Investigation and the Occult

·         Example of Case Preparation

·         Business Statement Forms

Private Investigator Module 5
How to Find Almost Anyone

·         Searching for the Solution

·         Types of Missing Persons

·         Types of Missing Property

·         Starting Your Search

·         Gathering Information

·         Real Searches

·         Finding Your Father

·         The Most Common Search of All

·         Looking for Your Mother

·         Adoption – Finding Your Family

·         Birth Parents Looking for Their Children

Private Investigator Module 6
How to Find Almost Anyone (continued)

·         Finding a Sibling – Brothers and Sister

·         Finding Long Lost Relatives

·         Best Friends and First Loves

·         Military Searches

·         Searching for a Veteran

·         Tips for Military Searches

·         Finding Deadbeat Dads

·         Tips for Finding People Who Owe Money

·         Tracing Your Family Tree

·         Birth Certificates and Death Records

·         Census Records

·         Immigration and Naturalization Records

·         Helpful Resources

Textbook included with course:

·         Introduction To Private Investigation: Essential Knowledge And Procedures For The Private Investigator by Joseph Anthony Travers

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

§  Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors

Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)

§  Adobe Flash Player

§  Adobe Acrobat Reader

§  Apple Quicktime

§  Windows Media Player

§  Real Player

§  PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don’t have PowerPoint)