Private Detective Schools
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• The Investigating Industry

• The Investigating Process: Qualities and Skills in Investigating; The Investigating Questions; Patterns, Leads, Tips and Theories; Ethics in Investigating.

• Crime and Security in the United States: Private Security Versus Public Law Enforcement.

• The History of Investigating: 19th Century Investigating; 20th Century Investigating.

• Types of Investigations: Criminal Investigations; Noncriminal Investigations.

• The Tools of Investigating

• The Crime Scene and Investigating: Duties of Police Personnel at the Crime Scene; Preserving Crime Scene Evidence; Processing the Crime Scene; Processing Crime Scene Evidence; The Death Investigation; The Role of the Private Investigator in Crime Scene Cases.

• Interviewing and Interrogating in Investigating: Interviewing Special Populations; Special Aids in Interviewing/Interrogating; The Interrogation and the Miranda Ruling. <

• Sources of Information in Investigating: People as Sources of Information; Records as Sources of Information; Books and Directories as Sources of Information; Computerized Information Brokers; Specialized Sources; Constitutional and Legal Limitations on Sources and Information.

• Surveillance in Investigating: Reasons for a Surveillance; Preparation for a Surveillance; The Surveillance; Recording the Surveillance; Debriefing the Surveillance; The Law and Electronic Surveillance.

• Undercover Investigating - Playing the Role: Types of Undercover Investigations; The Undercover Investigator; Preparation for the Undercover Investigation; Tactics for Undercover Investigation; Danger and the Undercover Investigation; Participation in Illegal Activity.

• Case Management and Report Writing in Investigating: Note Taking; Official Reports; Preparation of Reports; Computerized Case Management and Report Writing; The Case Folder. The Law and Investigating

• The US Legal System and the Rules of Evidence: Law; The US Legal System; Types of Evidence; Forms of Evidence; Rules of Evidence; Privileged Communications; Courtroom Testimony. Science and Investigating

• Criminalistics in Investigating: History of Criminalistics; The Modern Crime Lab; Modern Criminalistics Techniques; Expert Criminalistics Testimony in the Courtroom.

• Technology and Computers in Investigating: Computers in Investigating; Fingerprint Technology; Automated Communications Systems; Advanced Photographic Techniques; Technology and Investigative Surveillance; Videotaping and Investigating; Private Sector Cooperation in Technology.

How to Find Missing People

• Internet

• Searching for the Seed to the Solution

• Types of Missing Persons and Property

• Starting Your Search

• Gathering Information

• From Case Files: Real Searches for Real People

• Finding Family

• Best Friends and First Loves

• Men and Women in Uniform: Military Searches <

• Dead Beat Dads and People Who Owe Money Resources

• ist of Archives, Federal Agencies and Information Brokers

• Major Professional Organizations for Investigators

• Journals and Trade Publications for Investigators

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