Private
Investigator – training and career
Investigate the possibilities as
a Private Investigator!
Are you interested in a serious
profession that rewards initiative and skill? Would you
like to
be able to locate lawbreakers, find missing persons, protect VIP's and
engage
in surveillance and more? If so, then a career as a
Private Investigator is right for
you! According to the
Department of Labor, employment of Private Investigators is
expected to be one of the fastest growing criminal justice careers.
Increased demand
for Private Investigators and Detectives and
will result from fear of crime, increased
litigation, and the
need to protect confidential information and property of all
kinds.
Private Investigators (also called Private Detectives) perform
many services such as:
-
Executive, corporate, and celebrity protection
- Pre-employment
verification
- Individual background profiles
- Corporate and
private surveillance
- Investigation into computer crimes
Private
Investigators also provide assistance in civil liability and personal
injury cases,
insurance claims and fraud, child custody and
protection cases, missing-persons
cases, and premarital
screening. They are sometimes hired to investigate individuals
to
prove or disprove infidelity.
There are no formal education
requirements for most Private Investigator jobs,
although many
Private Investigators have college degrees. Private Investigators
typically have previous experience in other occupations such as
insurance or
collections companies, private security industry, or
as paralegals. Many Private
Investigators enter the field after
serving in law enforcement, the military or Federal
intelligence
jobs.
Many Criminal Justice learning institutions offer flexible
programs which enable
students to attend classes online and
on-campus. In addition, classes are offered on
weekends allowing
students to work while they pursue a degree or career diploma.
The criminal justice programs offer the training necessary to start a
rewarding career
in the growing field of Private Investigation.
Financial aid is normally available to
students who
qualify. Some institutions are approved under the DANTES program,
whereby tuition may be reimbursed to active and reserve military
personnel upon
graduation from the school.
Now is the time to
train for a career that's in demand!
