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Basic Private Investigator


Description
This is the mandatory basic private investigator course meeting the ministry requirements. This course is required to be completed fully in order to receive your Ontario training completion number in order to register to write the final licensing test.
Content
  • Welcome
  • Syllabus
  • Introduction to Your Learning Journal
  • 5 Minute Focus Breaks
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Section 1: Introduction to the Private Investigation Industry
  • Section 1 Pre-Reading
  • Public/Private Security
  • The Private Security Industry
  • Security Guards
  • Loss Prevention Officers
  • Body Guards
  • Private Investigators
  • Private Investigators
  • Law Enforcement/Private Security Field
  • Areas of Specialization
  • Benefits/Challenges
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Quiz 1
  • Section 2: The Private Security and Investigative Services Act
  • Section 2 Pre-Reading
  • Rules/Standards of Practice
  • Licensing Requirements
  • PSISA 39/40
  • Code of Conduct
  • PSISA Code of Conduct
  • PSISA Quiz
  • Complaints
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Quiz 2
  • Section 3: Provincial and Federal Statutes
  • Section 3 Pre-Reading
  • Privacy
  • Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
  • Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA)
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Expectation of Privacy
  • Recording
  • Criminal Code 184
  • GPS Tracking
  • Evidence Act
  • Pre-Reading
  • Evidence
  • Direct Evidence
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Hearsay Evidence
  • Admissions
  • Documentary Evidence
  • Real Evidence
  • Trace Evidence
  • Opinion Evidence
  • Unsworn Evidence
  • Admission of Evidence into Court
  • Admitting Evidence Process
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Other Legislation
  • Pre-Reading
  • The Trespass to Property Act
  • Trespass to Property Act
  • Indicating Markings
  • Residential Tenancies Act
  • Provincial Offences Act
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act/Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment
  • The Employment Standards Act/The Labour Relations Act
  • Unsafe Work
  • Refusal to Work
  • Continued Refusal to Work
  • Duty to Advise Other Workers
  • Quiz 3
  • Section 4: Criminal and Civil Law
  • Section 4 Pre-Reading
  • Citizen's Arrest
  • Personal Privacy
  • Offences
  • Use of Force
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Canadian Criminal Court System
  • Pre-Reading
  • Outline of Canada's Court System
  • Provincial/Territorial Courts
  • Superior Courts
  • Family Court
  • Other Provincial/Territorial Courts
  • Federal Court
  • The Supreme Court of Canada
  • Trial By Jury
  • Other Non-Court Dispute Resolution Systems
  • Sentencing Circles
  • The Nunavut Court of Justice
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Going to Court
  • Court Appearance and Testimony
  • Tips for Testifying
  • Cross Examination
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Intimidation, Stalking, Tort Law, Libel, Slander and Perjury
  • Pre-Reading
  • Intimidation/Stalking
  • Stalking
  • Tort Law
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Defamation
  • Perjury
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Kidnapping/Forcible Confinement
  • Fraud
  • False Pretence
  • Theft
  • Theft by Bailee of Things Under Seizure
  • Anton Piller Orders - Civil Search Warrants
  • Quiz 4
  • Section 5: Investigative Techniques
  • Pre-Reading
  • Ontario Evidence Act and Canada Evidence Act - Evidence Handling Techniques
  • Handling and Sealing Audio/Video Materials
  • Collection of Personal Information
  • Consent
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Collecting Evidence
  • Collect
  • Secure
  • Preserve
  • Identify
  • Continuity
  • Log
  • Wait for Police
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Digital Evidence
  • Chain of Custody
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Forensics
  • Evidence as Proof
  • Scientific Method
  • Conducting Investigations
  • Surveillance
  • Types of Surveillance
  • Purpose of Surveillance
  • Stationary Surveillance
  • Precautions
  • Surveillance Attire and Disguises
  • Moving (Mobile) Surveillance
  • Having the Eyeball
  • Foot Surveillance
  • One, Two, and Three-man Foot Surveillance
  • One-vehicle and Two-vehicle Surveillance
  • Surveillance Photography
  • Clandestine Photographic Positions
  • Detection of Surveillance
  • When to Terminate Surveillance
  • Undercover Operations
  • Monitoring of Email
  • Document Service
  • Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Affidavit of Service
  • Service Requiring Signature
  • Types of Investigations
  • Missing Persons
  • Missing/Abducted Children
  • Skip Tracing
  • Type of Skips
  • Persons Not Intentionally Missing
  • Persons Intentionally Missing
  • The Distant Skip
  • Divorce, Infidelity, and Child Custody Investigations
  • Infidelity
  • Infidelity Surveillance
  • The Infidelity Evidence
  • Civil or Criminal
  • Background Checks
  • Missing Parent
  • OSINT
  • The Role of a Private Investigator
  • Business and Corporate Investigations
  • Personal Injury Investigations
  • The Slip and Fall Artist
  • Medical Fraud
  • Corporate Investigations
  • Basic Locator Techniques
  • Create a Subject Profile
  • Research Techniques
  • Motive
  • Pretexting
  • What Is Pretexting?
  • Permissible Deception
  • Fear of Using a Legal Pretext
  • Gaining Access to Information
  • Interview Techniques
  • Developing Rapport
  • Cognitive Interview Technique
  • Differences in Perception
  • Kinesics
  • Asking Questions
  • Body Cues
  • Confessions
  • Statements
  • Statements in Print Form
  • Statement Analysis
  • Witnesses
  • Suspects
  • Paranoid Suspects
  • Equipment
  • Audio Recorders
  • Flashlights
  • Binoculars and Monoscopes
  • Cameras
  • Covert Devices sample
  • Wireless Versus Wired
  • Video Cameras
  • Accessories
  • Two-Way Radios
  • Sample Equipment List
  • Report Writing
  • Reports as Evidence
  • What Should be Included
  • Privacy in Reports
  • Framework of the Report
  • Organizing a Report
  • Language in Reports
  • Be Probative
  • Be Accurate
  • Be Concise
  • A Checklist
  • Learning Journal Task - Video
  • Quiz 5
  • Section 6: Principles of Ethical Reasoning/Decision Making
  • Code of Conduct & Duty of Care
  • Ontario Human Rights Code
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Duty of Care
  • The Paisley Snail (Snail in the Bottle Case)
  • The Neighbour Principle
  • The Anns Test
  • Hedley Byrne v Heller & Partners Ltd
  • Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd
  • Anns v Merton London Borough Council
  • Rescuers
  • Haynes v Harwood
  • Omissions
  • Stansbie v Troman
  • Reese v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
  • Decision-Making
  • Effective Decision Making
  • Hazards
  • Providing Updates to Clients
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • Learning Journal Task
  • More on Ethics
  • Section 7: Key Principles of Communication and Interaction
  • Communication Skills
  • Verbal Communication
  • Effective Communication
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Listening Skills
  • Asking Questions
  • Written Communication
  • Interviewing
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Photo 1
  • Photo 2
  • Photo 3
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Writing Statements
  • Tactical Communication
  • Goals of Tactical Communication
  • Techniques
  • Dealing with Difficult or Angry People
  • Disturbed, Disruptive or Potentially Aggressive Persons
  • Manipulative Persons
  • The Face as a Mask
  • Psyching
  • Body Language
  • Positive Body Language
  • Negative Body Language
  • Threatening Body Language
  • Smooth Talking and Foul Language Use
  • Tough Talking
  • Fear vs Panic
  • Stress Control
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Human Rights and Diversity
  • Building Trust and Rapport
  • First Impressions
  • Use Active Listening Skills
  • Adjust Your Temperament Style
  • Actions Speak Louder than Words
  • Harassment and Discrimination
  • Discriminating Language
  • Assertiveness
  • Assertive vs. Passive Behavior
  • Assertive vs Aggressive Behaviour
  • Assertive vs Passive-aggressive Behaviour
  • The Benefits
  • Learning to be Assertive
  • Seeking Help
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Section 8: Self Management Skills
  • Understanding Stress
  • The Stress Response
  • What Does Stress Look Like?
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Causes of Stress
  • External Stressors
  • Self-generated Stressors
  • Effects of Chronic Stress
  • Managing Stress
  • Learn How to Relax
  • Stress Management
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • Heathy Stress Management
  • Stress Journals
  • Avoiding Stress
  • Alter the Situation
  • Adapt to the Stressor
  • Accept
  • Relaxation
  • Staying Healthy
  • Technology
  • Time Management
  • POSEC Method
  • Factors
  • Teamwork
  • Working with Others
  • Working Independently
  • Team Roles Model
  • Action Oriented Roles
  • People Oriented Roles
  • Thinking Oriented Roles
  • Balance
  • Adaptability
  • Learning Journal Task
  • Conclusion
  • Exam Preparation Tips
  • Build a Support Network
  • Sleep
  • Study Tips
  • Writing the Test
  • During the Test
  • Course Test
  • Course Test
  • Course Test
  • Course Test
  • Course Test Answer Key
  • Websites
  • Focus Break #1 - Stretching
  • Focus Break #2 - Box Breathing
  • Focus Break #3 - Body Scan
  • Focus Break #4 - Yoga
  • Focus Break #5 - Origami
  • Focus Break #6 - Deep Breathing
  • Focus Break #7 - Doodling
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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