Learning Private Investigation Online

Surveillance and Cyber Investigation

Installment Plan

Course curriculum

  • 1

    On-line Class Via Zoom

    • Instructions For the Live Class
  • 2

    Cyber Investigations

    • Table of Contents

    • What is Desk Investigations?

    • How Desk Investigations are Performed

    • Desk Investigation File Typles

    • Pre-surveillance Report

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 1

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 2

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 3

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 4

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 5

    • Pre-surveillance Report Example Pg 6

    • Bodily, Injury, & Casualty

    • Locates

    • Due Diligence/ Background Investigations

    • Children and Social Media Investigations

    • Alimony Investigations

    • Missing Children or Family Members

    • Property Theft Insurance Claims

    • Forensic Data Recovery

    • Desk Investigations Nomenclature 1

    • Desk Investigations Nomenclature 2

    • Corroborated and Circumstantial Evidence

    • Corroborated Evidence 1

    • Corroborated Evidence 2

    • Corroborated Evidence 3

    • Corroborated Evidence 4

    • Corroborated Evidence 5

    • Circumstantial Evidence

    • Evidence Structure 1

    • Evidence Structure 2

    • The Evidence Document

    • How the Evidence Document is Used Practically 1

    • How the Evidence Document is Used Practically 2

    • How the Evidence Document is Used Practically 3

    • How the Evidence Document is Used Practically 4

    • The Evidence Document Example Pg 1

    • The Evidence Document Example Pg 2

    • The Evidence Document Example Pg 3

    • The Evidence Document Example Pg 4

    • The Investigative Mindset 1

    • The Investigative Mindset 2

    • The Investigative Mindset 3

    • The Investigative Mindset 4

    • The Investigative Mindset 5

    • The Investigative Mindset 6

    • The Investigative Mindset 7

    • The Investigative Mindset 8

    • The Investigative Mindset 9

    • The Investigative Mindset 10

    • The Investigative Mindset 11

    • The Investigative Mindset 12

    • The Investigative Mindset 13

    • The Investigative Mindset 14

    • The Investigative Mindset 15

    • The Investigative Mindset 16

    • The Investigative Mindset 17

    • The Investigative Mindset 18

    • The Investigative Mindset 19

    • The Desk Investigator's Mindset and the Investigator's Leap

    • Technology is a Tool

    • Mechanics Can Get You Far, But Not Far Enough

    • Google Basics for North America

    • Quotes

    • Using the Minus Sign

    • Searching One Website at Time Using ( Site: )

    • Using an Asterisk

    • Google Cache

    • Searching Social Media

    • IP Address

    • Private Browsing 1

    • Private Browsing 2

    • Aliases

    • VPN

    • North America Social Media

    • Facebook

    • Instagram

    • Twitter

    • LinkedIn

    • Pinterest

    • Craigslist and Kijiji Ads

    • V.IE. - Able

    • Verify 1

    • Verify 2

    • Verify 3

    • Verify 4

    • Identify 1

    • Identify 2

    • Expand 1

    • Expand 2

    • Data Management

    • Desk Investigation Exercise
  • 3

    Cyber Investigations Lectures (3hr 30min)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2

    • Lecture 3

    • Lecture 4

    • Lecture 5

    • Lecture 6

    • Lecture 7
  • 4

    Pre-surveillance

    • Table of Contents

    • Daily Gear Check Protocols

    • The Purpose of Daily Gear Check Protocols

    • The Process of Daily Gear Check Protocols 1

    • The Process of Daily Gear Check Protocols 2

    • The Process of Daily Gear Check Protocols 3

    • Global Data and Evidence Security Protocols and Measures

    • The Cellular Phone

    • The Tablet

    • Securing the Devices

    • Managing Data with a Cloud Server

    • Data Sharing Between the Investigator and Their Agency 1

    • Data Sharing Between the Investigator and Their Agency 2

    • Data Sharing Between the Investigator and Their Agency 3

    • Physical Media and Evidence

    • Obtaining Evidence and the Start of the Evidence Chain of Custody

    • Organizing the Memory Device

    • Maintaining Legal Integrity of the Memory Device

    • Securing the Memory with Speed Protocol

    • Completing the Evidence Chain of Custody

    • File Quick View

    • The Reason for File Quick View

    • An Example of File Quick View

    • After File Quick View

    • The Lead Sheet Document 1

    • The Lead Sheet Document 2

    • The Lead Sheet Document 3

    • Information Data Management 1

    • Information Data Management 2

    • Information Data Management Step One

    • Information Data Management Step Two

    • Information Data Management Step Three

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 1

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 2

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 3

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 4

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 5

    • Sample Pre-surveillance Report Pg 6

    • V.I.E.-ABLE

    • V= Verify 1

    • V= Verify 2

    • V= Verify 3

    • V= Verify 4

    • I= Identify 1

    • I= Identify 2

    • E= Expand 1

    • E= Expand 2

    • Information Data Management

    • Pre-surveillance Quiz
  • 5

    Pre-surveillance Lectures (1hr 30min)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2

    • Lecture 3
  • 6

    Surveillance

    • Table of Contents

    • Surveillance Vehicle

    • Performance

    • Horse Power and Torque

    • Colour

    • Colour and Reflective Light

    • Interior

    • Console

    • Seats

    • Tinting

    • Sun Shades

    • Curtains

    • Power Requirements

    • Comfort

    • Gearbag

    • Portable Battery

    • Camera

    • Container

    • Battery

    • Surveillance Clothes

    • Useful Tools 1

    • Useful Tools 2

    • Useful Tools 3

    • Spot Checks

    • Photo and Video Intelligence

    • Surveillance Set-up

    • Pre-surveillance Mapping

    • Spot Check Intelligence

    • General Consideration

    • Surveillance Quiz
  • 7

    Surveillance Lectures (1hr 30min)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2

    • Lecture 3
  • 8

    Subject Residence Take-aways & Arrivals

    • Table of Contents

    • Surveillance Take-aways and Arrivals

    • The Subject's Field of View

    • Fall-back Positions

    • Fall-back Position Diagram

    • High Zoom Binoculars

    • Baiting

    • Risk vs Reward

    • Subject Residence Take-aways & Arrivals Quiz
  • 9

    Subject Residence Take-away & Arrivals Lectures (1hr)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2
  • 10

    Active Mobile Surveillance Two or More Investigators

    • Active Mobile Surveillance Two or more Investigators

    • Pros and Cons of Two Private Investigators Working Together

    • Is it Better with two Private Investigators?

    • What is a Lead Private Investigator?

    • The Problem with two Private Investigators Filming a Subject

    • Radio Communication

    • Communication Protocols

    • Maintaining Mobile Surveillance

    • Static Surveillance

    • Client's Perspective

    • Advantages

    • Finding the Subject's Patterns

    • Obtaining More Video with Two Investigators

    • Challenges

    • Mobile Surveillance Two Persons Quiz
  • 11

    Active Mobile Surveillance Two or More Investigators Lectures (1hr)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2
  • 12

    Mobile Vehicle Surveillance Single Person

    • Table of Contents

    • Perception and Managing Variables

    • An Example of Skill vs Luck and Circumstance

    • Risk vs Reward

    • An Example of Risk vs Reward

    • Identifying the Subject 1

    • Identifying the Subject 2

    • Identifying the Subject 3

    • Identifying the Subject 4

    • Identifying the Subject 5

    • Identifying the Subject 6

    • Identifying the Subject 7

    • The Dry Eraser

    • The Heat Meter

    • Factors Pertaining to the Subject that may Increase or Reduce the Heat Meter

    • Factors During Surveillance that may Increase the Heat Meter 1

    • Factors During Surveillance that may Increase the Heat Meter 2

    • Factors During Surveillance that may Increase the Heat Meter 3

    • The Heat Meter in Rural and Urban Environments

    • The Heat Meter in Rural Areas

    • The Heat Meter in Urban Environments

    • An Example of Using the Heat Meter 1

    • An Example of Using the Heat Meter 2

    • An Example of Using the Heat Meter 3

    • An Example of Using the Heat Meter 4

    • An Example of Using the Heat Meter 5

    • Mobile Surveillance Single Person Quiz 1

    • The Equipment Map

    • On Your Person 1

    • On Your Person 2

    • On Your Person 3

    • On Your Person 4

    • On Your Person 5

    • On Your Person 6

    • On Your Person 7

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 1

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 2

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 3

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 4

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 5

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 6

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 7

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 8

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 9

    • The Need to Have Gearbag (NTH) 10

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 1

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 2

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 3

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 4

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 5

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 6

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 7

    • The Good to Have Bag (GTH) 8

    • Home Office

    • Mobile Surveillance Single Person Quiz 2

    • Traffic

    • Construction

    • One-way Streets

    • Police 1

    • Police 2

    • Accidents

    • Pedestrians

    • Stop Lights

    • Left Turns

    • Four Way Stops

    • Mobile Surveillance Single Person Quiz 3

    • Determining Vehicle Distance Between the Investigator and the Subject 1

    • Determining Vehicle Distance Between the Investigator and the Subject 2

    • Determining Vehicle Distance Between the Investigator and the Subject 3

    • The Two Driving Categories

    • Driving Tactics Examples

    • Pull in Pull Out 1

    • Pull in Pull Out 2

    • Pull in Pull Out 3

    • Gas Station Cut

    • Corner Cut

    • Corner Cut

    • Lane Weave

    • Double Back/ U-Turn

    • U-turn

    • Right Turn Pause

    • Pull Over Pull Out

    • Pull Over Pull Out 1

    • Pull Over Pull Out 2

    • Flanking

    • Flanking 1

    • Flanking 2

    • Alternate Entry

    • Mobile Surveillance Single Person Quiz 4

    • Driving Methods

    • Threshold Driving

    • Offensive Driving

    • Defensive Driving 1

    • Defensive Driving 2

    • Surveillance Concepts

    • Surveillance Physics

    • Grid Method 1

    • Grid Method 2

    • The Sliver Method 1

    • The Sliver Method 2

    • The Sliver Method 3

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 1

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 2

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 3

    • Global Consciousness

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 4

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 5

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 6

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 7

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 8

    • How Would the Subject Know They are Being Followed? 9

    • How a Novice Understands "How Would you Know?"

    • En-route Awareness

    • Being Approached

    • Being Approached by Police

    • The Neighbor

    • Being Approached: What to do

    • Common Locations

    • Malls and Shopping Centers

    • Schools

    • Gas Stations

    • Airports

    • International Boarders

    • Drive-thru

    • The Subject's Place of Business

    • Fuel Monitoring

    • Weather and Climate

    • Rain

    • The Cold

    • Snow 1

    • Snow 2

    • The Heat

    • Night

    • Documenting

    • Video Time Stamp

    • Note Pad

    • Dictation Recorder

    • Cell Phone Video and Photo Time Stamp

    • Equipment Positions 1

    • Equipment Positions 2

    • Filming 1

    • Filming 2

    • Bracing

    • The Viewfinder

    • Camera Warm Up

    • Audit Shots

    • Peripheral Evidence Shots

    • Tripod

    • Keeping the Surveillance Vehicle Organized

    • The Transition to On-foot Surveillance 1

    • The Transition to On-foot Surveillance 2

    • The Transition to On-foot Surveillance 3

    • Mobile Surveillance Single Person Quiz 5
  • 13

    Mobile Vehicle Surveillance Single Person Lectures (5hr)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2

    • Lecture 3

    • Lecture 4

    • Lecture 5

    • Lecture 6

    • Lecture 7

    • Lecture 8

    • Lecture 9

    • Lecture 10
  • 14

    Mobile On-foot Surveillance

    • Table of Contents

    • The Start of On-foot Surveillance

    • Advantages and Disadvantages

    • Advantages

    • Disadvantages

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 1

    • The Gearbag

    • Equipment Map

    • On Your Person 1

    • On Your Person 2

    • On Your Person 3

    • On Your Person 4

    • On Your Person 5

    • On Your Person 6

    • On Your Person 7

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 2

    • The "Need to Have" Gearbag

    • Gearbag 1

    • Gearbag 2

    • Gearbag 3

    • Gearbag 4

    • Gearbag 5

    • Gearbag 6

    • Gearbag 7

    • Gearbag 8

    • Gearbag 9

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 3

    • The "Good to Have" Bag

    • GTH Bag 1

    • GTH Bag 2

    • GTH Bag 3

    • GTH Bag 4

    • GTH Bag 5

    • GTH Bag 6

    • GTH Bag 7

    • Home Office

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 4

    • Identifying the Subject 1

    • Identifying the Subject 2

    • Identifying the Subject 3

    • Identifying the Subject 4

    • Identifying the Subject 5

    • Identifying the Subject 6

    • Identifying the Subject 7

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 5

    • Weather and Climate

    • Rain

    • Cold

    • Night

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 6

    • On-foot Surveillance Props 1

    • On-foot Surveillance Props 2

    • On-foot Surveillance Mental Concepts 1

    • On-foot Surveillance Mental Concepts 2

    • On-foot Surveillance Mental Concepts 3

    • On-foot Surveillance Physics

    • The Subject's Shoes

    • Outfits

    • Outfit Leveraging

    • Clothing Material

    • Urban Outfit

    • Professional Outfit

    • Rural Outfit

    • Choosing an Outfit

    • The Main Hat

    • The Three Piece Rule

    • Endless Outfits

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 7

    • SLR Camera Techniques

    • Look Down Side Shot

    • Using Covert Cameras

    • The Cone Concept

    • The Anchoring Technique

    • The Hurry up and Wait Technique

    • Covert Cell Phone 1

    • Covert Cell Phone 2

    • Covert Cell Phone 3

    • Active On-foot Mobile Surveillance Techniques 1

    • Active On-foot Mobile Surveillance Techniques 2

    • The 45 Degree

    • Business Cover

    • Example: Business Cover

    • On-foot Sliver

    • Corner Run

    • U-turn

    • Transitioning in and out of Buildings

    • Visual

    • Civilians

    • Points of Egress

    • The Outside Set Up

    • Possible Evidence

    • Possible Intelligence

    • The in/out Follow

    • In/ Out Follow Example

    • Transition in and out Public/ Private Transportation

    • Planes and Airport

    • Ferries

    • Trains and Buses

    • Personal Vehicle, Taxi, and Ride Share

    • Common Locations

    • Restaurant

    • Large Store

    • Casino

    • Crowded Events

    • Night Clubs

    • Grocery Store Parking Lot

    • Grocery Stores 1

    • Grocery Stores 2

    • Grocery Stores 3

    • Grocery Stores 4

    • Grocery Stores 5

    • Grocery Store Example: Investigator(Grey Polo) Follows Subject(Tan Hat)

    • Grocery Store Example: Investigator Films Subject(Black T-shirt)

    • The Heat Meter

    • Determining Distance Between the Investigator and the Subject

    • On-foot Surveillance Quiz 8
  • 15

    Mobile On-foot Surveillance Lectures (2hr 30min)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2

    • Lecture 3

    • Lecture 4

    • Lecture 5
  • 16

    Video Framing and Quality

    • Table of Contents

    • The Seven Principals of Filming

    • Exiting Establishing Shot

    • ID Shot

    • Full Centered Body Framed Shot

    • Entrance Establishing Shot

    • As Un-broken as Possible

    • Focused

    • Anchored

    • Filming Quiz
  • 17

    Video Framing and Quality Lecture (30min)

    • Lecture
  • 18

    Surveillance Report Writing

    • Table of Contents

    • The Five Reporting Concepts

    • Subjective Opinions vs Objective Facts

    • Subjective and Objective Definitions

    • Use of Present Tense and Past Tense

    • Sequencing and Descriptive Words 1

    • Sequencing and Descriptive Words 2

    • Surveillance Video

    • Sequencing and Descriptive Words 3

    • Witnessing 1

    • Witnessing 2

    • Non-confirming Words

    • Adding Important "Need to Know" Information 1

    • Adding Important "Need to Know" Information 2

    • Sample Surveillance Report

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    • Page 2

    • Page 3

    • Page 4

    • Page 5

    • Page 6

    • Page 7

    • Page 8

    • Page 9

    • Page 10

    • Page 11

    • Page 12

    • Page 13

    • Page 14

    • Create a Report

    • Surveillance Video Clip

    • Report

    • Report Writing Quiz
  • 19

    Surveillance Report Writing Lectures (1hr)

    • Lecture 1

    • Lecture 2
  • 20

    Private Investigator Legislation and Regulation

    • Legislation and Regulation
  • 21

    Scheduling On-line Zoom Class

    • Instructions

Student Reviews

Learn Tangible PI Skills

The “ICPI Level 101" ON-LINE Private Investigator training program is the ultimate blueprint to start your exciting and rewarding career as a real Professional Private Investigator by teaching you how to perform successful investigations.


ICPI 101 will teach you how to perform investigations that fit your employer's high standards, even if you know nothing about private investigations.


Our team has vetted out the best training and investigative methods so that you can jump-start your journey to becoming a successful Investigator.


This ON-LINE training system will provide you, a successful Investigator, with all the templates that you need to succeed. You will learn Cyber Investigations, Pre-surveillance, Mobile Vehicle Surveillance, On-foot Surveillance, Surveillance Video Quality, and how to create an investigative report that is fit for litigation.


To date, this training program consists of over 500 informational lessons, videos, and exercises that provide a step-by-step path on how to gain the ability to perform as a Professional Investigator.


ICPI Level 101 takes one optional ON-LINE Zoom class day to complete along with 100 hours of high-quality investigative methodology training content that will make you a skilled Private Investigator well on your way to becoming an expert in this industry.

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