Ashworth University

Gain the knowledge of inside secrets of how to conduct electronic surveillance, interview and interrogate witnesses, access confidential computer databases, use undercover tactics, crack insurance scams, reconstruct crime scenes, serve subpoenas, photograph evidence, interface with the police and a lot more. We will prepare you for an exciting career, with all the fundamentals.

Course work for the private investigator license is broken down into seventeen comprehensive lessons. The lessons are difficult and interesting, yet also simple to follow. The start of each lesson is comprised of a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms.

Private investigators are usually self- employed. Law enforcement agencies, attorneys, crime victims, businesses and individuals often bring cases to them. If you enjoy solving mysteries and want to aid in serving the justice system, this is the perfect career for you. As a private investigator, you will perform a variety of tasks, including:

• Evidence collection
• Forensics
• Courtroom testimony
• Surveillance
• Interrogation
• Skip tracing
• Preparing case folders
• Locating debtors
• Finding missing persons
• Tracking cheating spouses
• Photographing cheats and frauds
• Preventing retail theft

Notice, in your neighborhood even, that crime rates are steadily increasing. The steady pace of divorces and domestic troubles continues daily. Every day we hear about new terrorist threats. The uncertainty of today's often frightening, threatening world does mean a busy future for private investigators. Best of all you do not need a degree to become a private investigator, one of the fastest-growing occupations today.

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