Course Description

Introduction to Private Investigation

Welcome to the Private Investigators Course. This course will provide you with the basic fundamentals of private investigations. This course will not certify you as a private investigator. State license and experience requirements may apply!

Charles Barlow, MA, CLPI

Glendale School of Security & Investigative Services was founded by Charles E. Barlow, a U.S. Army veteran, with the mission of providing professional security training and offering free training opportunities to homeless veterans seeking a new career path. Charles E. Barlow is a retired law enforcement officer and criminal justice professor with more than two decades of experience in the security industry.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome Message

    • PI Welcome Video

    • Instructor Message
  • 2

    Chapter 1- Introduction

    • Introduction to Private Investigations & History
  • 3

    Chapter 2 -Report Writing, Observation and Documentation

    • Licensing, Laws & Legal Boundaries
  • 4

    Chapter 3 - Depositions

    • Ethics & Professional Conduct
  • 5

    Chapter 4 - Recorded Statements

    • Surveillance Operations
  • 6

    Chapter 5 - Legal Aspects of Investigations

    • Investigative Techniques
  • 7

    Chapter 6 - Activity Checks

    • Report Writing & Documentation
  • 8

    Chapter 7 - Skip Tracing

    • Courtroom Testimony & Evidence Handling
  • 9

    Chapter 8 -Worker's Compensation Insurance Fraud

    • Specialized Investigations
  • 10

    Chapter 9 - Officer Safety and Survival

    • Use of Technology & Databases
  • 11

    Chapter 10 - Pretexting

    • Professionalism, Communication, & Client Relations
  • 12

    Final Examination

    • Final Exam