Now available - Professional Location Investigation training and Certified Locate Specialist designation!
Visit www.CertifiedLocateSpecialist.com or www.ProfessionalLocateInvestigations.com for details.

Professional Locate Investigations Network
A network of trained and experienced Individual Locate, Background and Assets & Liabilities Investigators

Certified Locate Specialist Network
A network of exclusively tested and certified  Individual Locate, Background and Assets & Liabilities Investigators

The roots of Team Beers begins in 1987, when Dean formed the agency and expanded from service of process to individual locates, backgrounds and assets & liabilities for the first 18 years.  During that time he authored several articles, a book and seminars on these topics, becoming a nationally recognized expert and speaker.

Today, Team Beers is offering expert training, certification and an exclusive network!

Education, Training, Certification and Networking for Private Investigators conducting Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities investigations!

Stay tuned for exciting news about these specialized networks for training, certification and peer networking!  Click the button to go to a special signup page for as-they-happen updates.

Visit www.CertifiedLocateSpecialist.com or www.ProfessionalLocateInvestigations.com for details.

FREE Ethics Book for PIs and Attorneys

The value and importance of our professional ethics cannot be overstated. Ethics are often seen as morals, they are not, though one will impact the other. Morals behavioral guides that are personal and individualistic. Ethics are rules of behavior for an individual through a group – such as an association or profession.

This article is adapted from various articles that have been introduced as a single topic and read in newsletters and magazines of multiple associations throughout the United States and internationally. The value and importance of our professional ethics cannot be overstated. Ethics are often seen as morals, they are not, though one will impact the other. Morals behavioral guides that are personal and individualistic. Ethics are rules of behavior for an individual through a group – such as an association or profession. Because of the importance of ethics, this article will always be free to our colleagues and continue to be included, in relevant form, in all of our books or comprehensive articles.

It is often said that a professional is only different from their adversary because of the morals and ethics, and using their honed skills for the betterment of others and not themselves. The same is true of professional investigators.

Our goal for this article, and all that we do with our articles, books, courses and social networking, is to do what was not done for me when I started – sharing useful and valuable information that will benefit you as a professional.

Go to http://ethics.PrivateInvestigations.org

Did You Know You Can Learn Death and Injury Causation - and Accept Death Cases?

www.MedicolegalDeathInvestigations.com for details and registration.

Includes the Ethics program for FREE ($25 value)!

This continuing education based death investigation course is a basic introduction into the concepts of the official investigation of death, such as by a coroner or medical examiner office, and the role that the private investigator may play in an equivocal death investigation. As might be expected, there are similar roles, overlapping roles and, of course different roles and responsibilities.  Although developed for continuing education, the concepts and methodology are suitable for any private or government sector investigator looking to expand their investigative knowledge into the basics of death investigation, and even personal injury investigations and injury causation.

This course is designed to provide the investigator currently working in, or interested in working in, the death and personal injury investigation fields the knowledge and insight to informatively and intelligently conduct a criminal defense or civil investigation in which serious bodily injury or death is the subject matter of the litigation.

This course is approved for 14 hours of instruction for Certified Legal Investigators (CLIs) and PIs in TX, OK, and IA; 12 hours in GA, TN and KY; 8 hours in LA and KS; 10 hours in OR and SC; 6 hours in NC; 4 hours in NM. An exam will be administered upon the conclusion of the program. If the candidate passes with a score of 75% or better, a certificate of completion will be issued in accordance with state licensing authority standards.

* This course may qualify for other private, government and association CE credit - please contact the oversight authority.

Developed for PI Education by Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
Providing expert consultations of death and injury causation to investigators, attorneys, insurance companies and families

One of the earlier articles for our friends at PursuitMag.com
http://pursuitmag.com/the-role-of-the-private-investigator-in-equivocal-death-investigations/
The Role of the Private Investigator in Equivocal Death Investigations.
AFI-LLC is here to help our colleagues with there cases, here is how you can integrate these into your own agency.

Learn the Business and Skills of Private Investigation!

Associates in Forensic Investigations is pleased to announce a partnership offering the 'Be A Private Eye' homestudy program for all professional investigators.

‘Be A Private Eye’ is a homestudy program developed by L. Scott Harrell, and successful PIs who are working "in the field" every single day.   The completely online program is well over 500 pages and more than an hour of video with new information and video being added regularly – this is a lifetime course, the user can login any time for updates.

Being a good private investigator means that you are going to gather information and critical intelligence through the use of tradecraft; by talking to people (interviewing and taking statements), watching people and places (surveillance), researching the backgrounds of people, businesses and events (background investigations) and of course, you are going to have to find people (skip tracing).

The program reveals the ins and outs of this business, a wealth of unusual and impossible to find information and understanding the business of private investigation. Ethics and the laws that govern private investigators is vital and covered!

Also included are the actual forms, statements taking scripts, client contracts, subcontractor agreements and written policies presently in use. Real examples of the investigative reports for the various different investigations.

The investigations profession is changing at break neck speed. Breakthroughs in technology and software are always creating new ways to do our job more effectively and with more efficiency.

Details are at http://pitraining.privateinvestigations.org, or by contacting AFI-LLC at info@privateinvestigations.org and by phone (970) 480-7793.

S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute for Private Investigators
S2 Safety & Intelligence has courses designed for the new and veteran Private Investigator, and specifically for Florida licensing, but also applicable to all states and continuing education.

Visit http://afi.s2institute.com for details and registration



IN102-DL
$379.00 Principles of Private Investigations Course The S2 Principles of Private Investigations Course is designed to prepare students for employment in the field of private investigations. In this 32-hour distance learning course, students are provided with a detailed examination of investigative subjects including ethics, investigations law, background investigations, public and private records searches, interviewing techniques, report writing, surveillance, locating people, trial preparation, and more. This course is recommended for new private investigations students located outside of Florida in addition to licensed private investigators seeking to improve their existing knowledge and skills. This course includes many of the same lessons as the Florida Private Investigator Intern Program, but narrows the focus of subjects to private investigations only and excludes lessons that largely focus on Florida Law. As an S2 professional development program, students enrolling in the Principles of Private Investigations Course do not have to apply as Career Education Program students. Students that seek licensure as Private Investigator Interns in the State of Florida should enroll in the Florida Private Investigator Intern Program. We strongly recommend that students located in states other than Florida should consult their state laws for any unique training and licensing requirements before enrolling in this course.

IN110-DL
$169.00 Legal Aspects of Private Investigations For most new and experienced private investigators, critical mistakes are rarely the result of poor investigative skills and techniques. Rather, in many instances, the most critical mistakes result by failing to fully understand the law as it relates to case matters and the lawful conduct of investigations. In this 8-hour distance learning course, expert private investigators and authors Rory McMahon and Ron Azzarello explore the various dimensions of law and private investigations and shed light on many issues of criminal and civil law that have been historically problematic for private investigators.

IN111-DL
$149.00 Sources of Information for Private Investigators In this seven-hour distance learning course, veteran private investigator and author Rory McMahon surveys the wide range of information sources available to private investigators and various methods for accessing information. In addition to exploring techniques for collecting information from various sources, Mr. McMahon also provides critical guidance on a number of practical issues such as case management and planning, structuring background investigations, due diligence investigations, unique approaches to locating missing people, etc.

IN112-DL
$119.00 Interviewing Techniques and Truth Verification In this five-hour distance learning course, veteran PI and author Rory McMahon explores the art of interviewing and various strategies and techniques for conducting successful interviews in support of investigations. In addition to techniques for conducting interviews and recording statements, this course also provides guidelines for documenting interviews and report writing.

IN113-DL
$79.00 Principles of Undercover Work Few assignments in criminal and private investigations are as dangerous and challenging as undercover work. The key to success in undercover work is preparation, mindset, and forseeing traps of circumstance. Even a simple mistake in one of these three key areas can turn the most successful operation into a disaster. In this two-hour distance learning program, former undercover operative Sam Hall presents practical real-world advice on planning and executing undercover investigations based on his years of experience as an undercover FBI cut-out and work with the CIA.

IN201-DL
$59.00 Introduction to Handwriting Analysis Handwriting Analysis ("Graphology") can expose many traits and characteristics that make up the personality of a writer. This insightful distance learning program is designed to provide security and public safety professionals with a foundation for understanding graphology. Through multimedia, case studies and hands-on analysis of actual writings, participants in this program will learn how to spot loyalty, trustworthiness, and initiative as well as signs of addiction, abuse, stress, and much more.

IN202-DL
$149.00 Covert Surveillance for Private Investigators In the S2 Covert Surveillance for Private Investigators course, veteran PI Ron Azarello and S2 Staff Instructor Craig Gundry survey the strategies, tactics, and technology available for use in conducting surveillance operations in private investigations. Although the core of this course is focused on surveillance technique and technology, considerable attention is also devoted to important parallel topics such as legal issues, teamwork, report writing, and more.

IN301-DL
$69.00 Florida Statutes for Private Investigators In the State of Florida, an individual seeking licensure as a private investigator must possess a minimum of two years of full-time investigations experience (or 4000 documented hours*) in addition to successful completion of a 100 question examination on Florida State Statutes influencing the business practices of the private investigations industry. The three-hour Florida Statutes for Private Investigators course is designed to provide experienced license applicants with a detailed survey of Florida Chapter 493 and other Florida State laws influencing licensing and business practices of private investigators.

IN302-DL
$49.00 Ethics and Private Investigations In this two-hour distance learning course, veteran private investigator Rory McMahon discusses the ethical dimensions of private investigations and provides advice for establishing good ethical practices in business and professional activities.

LE211-DL
$179.00 Human Trafficking Investigation According to authorities, between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked each year between nations against their will for purposes of sexual exploitation or slave labor. This estimate doesn’t include the millions of others trafficked within their own countries. Despite its international nature, human trafficking is not just a problem for Interpol and federal level law enforcement, but local agencies as well. Victims of human trafficking can be encountered almost anywhere in the world, from child armies in West Africa to massage parlors in small town America. In this five-hour online program, criminologist Tony Attanasio explores the problem of contemporary human trafficking, legal aspects of human trafficking, working with victims, and unique considerations for investigation of human trafficking activities.

Visit http://afi.s2institute.com for details and registration