To the best of my knowledge, the private investigative training course we offer is the only program of it's kind in the Mississippi area and our students have come from Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The course consists of classroom, video and in-field instruction. Each student is provided with a training manual, written by Allen Cowling and consisting of 429 pages.

The tuition fee for this course is $10,000.00, paid in-full, prior to training. We do not set a time limit on the course because we allow each individual student to take his or her time to comprehend and review the material as necessary. Studies continue until a student believes that they are ready to take the final written examination. A word of caution. The final written examination is extremely difficult and diplomas are awarded only to students who obtain at least a 90% or above grade. 80% or below is considered failure. Should a student fail, they cannot simply retake the examination but must retake the course again, in it's entirety, including paying a full tuition. As of July 1, 2009, the classes are booked solidly through July, 2011.

Major Topics Included

• The Private Investigator - Topics include obtaining clients, interviewing potential clients, setting fees, the investigation, case files, reports and daily notes, investigative tools, interviews and written statements, the affidavit, the deposition, trial, evidence and surveillance as well as extensive training in various types of investigations, serving subpoenas, theft detection chemicals and various investigative forms.

• Domestic Investigations - Topics include the modern marriage, adultery, typical signs of adultery, coping with adultery, the private investigator, obtaining proper evidence, divorce or an alternative, selecting your attorney, the legal process, marital mind games, child custody, parental kidnapping, alleged child molesting, are you being investigated, stop electronic invasion, and a domestic synopsis.

• Commercial Theft Investigations - Topics include the shoplifting dilemma, shoplifting defined, a shoplifter's profile, the arrest procedure, reports and evidence, the municipal trial, dealing with lawsuits, lawsuit examples, the trauma of employee theft, approaching theft problems, should you prosecute, avoiding civil liability, theft controls, case examples and the commercial alarm system.

• Information Sources - Topics include information available in Circuit, County, State, Federal and Justice Courts, County, State and Federal sources, both public and through the Freedom of Information Act, military assistance, and various available information directories including the use of a computer.

• Truth Verification Testing - Topics include the "PSE" Psychological Stress Evaluator as a useful investigative tool and the procedures for testing one-on-one or analyzing pre-taped conversations.

• Electronic Invasion Countermeasures - Topics include the proper procedure for identifying and locating tape recorders attached to telephone lines in residences or businesses with either single line or multi-line telephone systems and the procedure for identifying and locating Radio Frequency "RF" transmitters placed in homes, businesses or on vehicles and specifically how to deal with any device located.