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Books
Practical Methods for Legal Investigations
Dean A. Beers, CLI
Visit www.PracticalMethodsForLegalInvestigations.com to order the hardcopy, eBook or individual chapters for reviews, research, instruction and investigations.
Practical Methods for Legal InvestigationsDean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI Visit www.DeathandInjuryInvestigationGuide.com to order the hardcopy, eBook or individual chapters for reviews, research, instruction and investigations. - Provides readers with concepts and methodologies of legal investigation. - Presents a model of five simple investigative steps. - Compliments rather than competes with already published books on the subject. - Focuses on the search for the facts. - Details how to present attorneys with a complete picture of the case. Professional Investigations: Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI Visit www.ProfesssionalLocateInvestigations.com for details and to order this eBook. This is an expanded and revised update to the 2006 original 'Professional Locate Investigations'. This is a simply, straight to the point, guide to learning to conduct any type of skip tracing investigation, and use those skills and resources to also conduct any type of background records check or investigation, as well as assets & liabilities records check or investigation. Professional Investigations: Ethical Considerations for the PI (FREE)
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI This chapter of all of our books is so important to our profession that it is FREE! Download the version for your eReader at http://ethics.privateinvestigations.org This is not the tell-all of ethics in the profession of private investigations. For that, please see the book by Kitty Hailey, CLI under the 'More Books' navigation tab from Amazon. This covers some of the more basic principles of investigations and often forgotten issues. This has been reprinted in several state association newsletters and magazines. |
Training and Education
Death Investigation for Investigators
This online continuing education was developed by death investigation subject matter experts for PIs.
This is a basic introduction into the concepts of the official investigation of death and serious bodily injuries, and the role private investigators have. Visit www.MedicolegalDeathInvestigations.com for details and ordering. More at Investigative Courses from AFI-LLC!
Over 3,200 worldwide students on various platforms since 2013! Now featured on the Vimeo platform for a better experience!
Our courses are CDITC Board Approved and Accredited. Other associations to follow. Check with your license provider for CE approval. Visit www.InvestigativeCourses.com for details. |
Tools and Resources
Monthly Newsletter and blog of AFI-LLC
This newsletter is emailed monthly to subscribers. Each month are updates in the investigative profession, news of interest, and information about your association events and conferences.
View the archives and subscribe to receive the latest issue each month. To subscribe email us - associates@forensic-investigators.com The agency blog is updated weekly and monthly with tips, tricks and news at www.MedicolegalPI.com Associates in Forensic Investigations LLC on Facebook!
Facebook is not just the place for personal social networking, but also business networking. AFI-LLC posts daily and weekly updates on news, information and resources for and from PIs.
Find us at www.facebook.com/4N6Associates theInvestigators Groups.io
A self-moderated group of professional investigators in the private sector. Those that cannot reach to that professional level will be warned and then removed, or suspended for a period of time.
This group is to network, build professional relationships, share stories and advice - all the things that listservs did many years ago, but has lost for various reasons. Almost any professional investigator is welcome - you must provide complete business and professional information (do I really need to explain this?). Email me privately if you have any questions or concerns. My only intent is for this to be a fair and supportive group. To join - go to https://groups.io/g/theinvestigators |
Join State, National, International and Specialty Associations!It is your reputation. We give preference to professionals supporting our profession and holding membership in their state associations, NCISS, NALI and WAD, and specialty associations such as CDITC - many of which are cross members - join them. Through our memberships we have a trusted network of thousands in almost every state and almost 100 countries. We have a very personal network of over 2000 PIs we personally know and trust. That happened through our interactions in associations who support and grow our profession.
-- visit www.PrivateInvestigations.org/associations for more information |