Upcoming Seminars

The following training class is open to private investigators, law enforcement and the general public. The class is scheduled through Liberty Recreation Center by signing up and paying through their office at (972) 769-4234. Sign up is approximately 7 to 10 days before the first class.

Please note that by taking these training classes you will not be licensed as a private investigator but you will have a sound foundation for understanding what an investigator does and how some of these investigations are conducted.

Current Courses Offered By
Douglas O. Crewse, CFE
Certified Fraud Examiner
Investigative Associates, Inc./President/General Manager
www.InvestigativeAssociates.com

INTRO TO ASSET LOCATION, BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
AND LOCATING INDIVIDUALS

Course Description: [Course Number 129355]

Class No.	Topic of Instruction
1	The Role of the Private Investigator
2	Background Investigations, Part I, Public Records Research
3	Background Investigations, Part II, Locating Assets
4	Computer Database Sources, Investigative Techniques
5	Interviewing Techniques; Case Examples
6	Other Sources of Information; Case Examples

The course is taught by a Certified Fraud Examiner and former Special Agent federal criminal investigator who has been a Texas licensed private investigator since 1981.

Meets:

Days	Dates	Times
Tuesday	01-24-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	01-31-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	02-07-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	02-14-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	02-21-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	02-28-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Total Hours	Fee	Location
12	For private investigators or others requiring a certificate for CE or continuing education credit an additional $100.00 fee will be payable to "Investigative Associates, Inc." on the first day of class.	Liberty Recreation Center Plano, TX

UNDERSTANDING OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD

Course No. 132261

Course Summary

This course provides you with the understanding of what occupational fraud is, what components are in the Fraud Triangle that relate to occupational fraud and examples of the different types of occupational fraud.

Course Outline

a)		What is Occupational Fraud?
b)		The Fraud Triangle
c)		The Fraud Triangle: Pressure
d)		The Fraud Triangle: Rationalization
e)		The Fraud Triangle: Opportunity
f)		What is Occupational Fraud?
g)		Employee Embezzlement
h)		Occupational Fraud can be either direct or indirect.
i)		Direct Fraud
j)		Indirect Fraud
k)		Management Fraud
l)		Investment Fraud
m)		Vendor Fraud
n)		Customer Fraud
o)		The Impact of Occupational Fraud
p)		Fraud Detection
q)		Perpetrators of Fraud
r)		Profiles of a Fraudster
s)		Perpetrators of Fraud
t)		Internal Control Weaknesses
u)		What does all this mean to the investigator?
v)		What can you do?

Meets:

Days	Dates	Times
Tuesday	03-27-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	04-03-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	04-10-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Total Hours	Fee	Location
6	For private investigators or others requiring a certificate for CE or continuing education credit an additional $60.00 fee will be payable to "Investigative Associates, Inc." on the first day of class.	Liberty Recreation Center Plano, TX

FRAUDULENT STAGED VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

Course No. 132260

Course Summary

This course teaches the student the signs and methods of detecting fraudulent staged vehicle accidents. You will be equipped with the knowledge and action you must take to avoid being a victim of these fraudulently staged vehicle accidents. You will also come away from this course with the knowledge and skills to properly investigate these types of staged vehicle accidents.

Meets:

Days	Dates	Times
Tuesday	04-27-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	04-24-2012	7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Total Hours	Fee	Location
4	For private investigators or others requiring a certificate for CE or continuing education credit an additional $40.00 fee will be payable to "Investigative Associates, Inc." on the first day of class.	Liberty Recreation Center Plano, TX

To sign up and pay for this course please call
Liberty Recreation Center, Plano, Texas
(972) 769-4234