DCJS

Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

Private Security Services
Training Course Outline
 

Private Investigator (02E)

Course Time: 60 Hours

  1. Orientation: applicable sections of the Code of Virginia; Administrative Code 6VAC 20-171; standards of professional conduct; and ethics - 6 hours

  2. Law: basic law; legal procedures and due process; civil law; criminal law; evidence; and legal privacy requirements - 16 hours plus one practical exercise

  3. General Investigative Skills, Tools and Techniques: surveillance; research; and interviewing - 16 hours plus one practical exercise

  4. Documentation: Report preparations; photography; audio recording; general communication; and courtroom testimony – 8 hours plus one practical exercise

  5. Types of investigations: accident; insurance; background; domestic; undercover; fraud and financial; missing persons and property; and criminal – 14 hours plus one practical exercise


 

 

 
 

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