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PI - PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATOR MASTER COURSE
We train you so you are ready to work as an investigator anywhere in the United States, or the world. Earn your Diploma and fast track to investigative jobs in upper management, or run your own investigation firm. 427 hours of intense investigation training.
We teach investigations to private individuals, government agencies, and corrporate departments.
Our course teaches more investigations than any of the criminal justice career colleges we have found to date. You will not get a more complete investigation training in the private sector. What we teach is similar to the FBI Academy in VA.
Highlights of course study includes:
Civil & Criminal Law
Applied Civil & Criminal Investigations
Locate People, Assets, Chattel
Undercover Operations
Surveillance / Stakeouts
Crime Scene Collection of Evidence
Courtroom Testimony & Presentation
Employment & Financial Backgrounds
Business Set Up, Contracts, and Business Practices
Case Management & Direction
Marketing & Client Relations
Profiling / Pretexts
Fraud Investigations
Investigative Report Writing
Advanced Interviewing & Interrogation Techniques
Investigative Computer Databases & Internet
Handwriting Analysis
DNA Collection and interfacing with labs
Human Traficking
Employment Backgrounds & set up
Digital Photography / Videography
Business set up
Case Management
Supervision of staff
Process Service & Difficult Serves
Security / Risk Manaagement
International Protocals
Insurance SIU investigations / Workers Comp
Accident / Personal Injury
Family Law Cases: Elder or Child Abuse, Modification of Support, Runnaways
Discovery Detective Academy is based in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Discovery Detective Academy Seminar Schedule
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ABOUT DISCOVERY DETECTIVE ACADEMY
DISCOVERY'S MISSION STATEMENT:
to prepare our graduates to be successful professionals by providing them with the best education and credentials available.
MOTTO: Applying our knowledge to secure your future
INVESTIGATIONS COURSE MISSION: We strive to have the most comprehensive in class - instructor led investigation course in the nation for the private sector.
OUR BEGINING: Discovery Detective Academy's roots go back to California in the 1970's. A select few including our Marc Allan along with Milo Spiriglio of Nick Harris Detectives fame, put together one of the first state licensed investigation courses for the public at Nick Harris Detective Academy. Marc Allan was chief instructor in charge of all curriculum until 1996 when he brought his expertise to start Discovery Detective Academy. Mr. Allan's investigative knowledge, commitment to excellence in education, and his continued mentoring of past alumni from both Nick Harris Detective Academy & Discovery Detective Academy have set us apart from all other investigation training classes.
Discovery Detective Academy is a sister company of Discovery Detective Group, a California & Arizona state licensed investigation company, founded in 1981.
Discovery Detective Academy has additional training divisions:
Food Safety - ArizonaFoodSafety. com
Alcohol Awareness - ArizonaLiquorTraining. com
Security Training- ArizonaSecuritySchool. com
Process Server training- ArizonaProcessServerTraining. com
Academy Licensing
LICENSING
Arizona Private Postsecondary Education # V1037
Arizona Department of Education #ED02-0500
APPROVALS
VA Vocational Rehabilitation #29175503
VA GI Bill # 25013503
TAA NAFTA Retraining ADE
Department of Public Safety - Security training
AZ Workforce Connection WFC #V 428 #P3338
AZ Dept of Environmental Health - Food Safety
City of Phoenix OIC #3001204
Arizona Supreme Court - Process Serving CE
PADI for EFR
Vocational Rehabilitation - State, County, City
CE - Education approvals for many fields
EXPANDED COURSE OFFERINGS
We have expanded our course offerings to include licensing certification classes for :
AZDLLC - liquor law
Environmental Health -food safety
DPS- security guard
DPS- armed guard
Discovery- security & investigation supervisor
Supreme Court- process server
EFR- emergency first responder
Our newest additions are in the field of security and safety:
NRA basic pistol
NRA personal protection in the home
DPS CCW coming soon.
INSTRUCTOR-LED IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING gives our students the edge they need to succeed.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
All instructors at Discovery are working professionals in the fields that they teach. Most have 10 to 25 years of investigative experience along with advanced and continuing education in their areas of expertise. Our instructors meet or exceed California & Arizona teaching requirements.
CORE TEACHING STAFF
Marc Allan, Detective, CEO, Investigation & Security Expert, Chief Instructor
Dana Young, Detective, CI, Director, Fraud Expert, Instructor
Bernard Berry, Detective, Esq., Instructor
Helen Chenoweth, Detective, Safety Expert, Instructor
Jack Ryan, Detective, Security Expert, Instructor
David Henkel, Detective, Field Ops & Security
Sarah Boyle-Jennings, Detective, Certified Intermediary, Instructor
Barbara Ardoin, Detective, Paralegal, Instructor
Jacque Bell, Hospitality, Instructor
DISCOVERY'S MISSION STATEMENT:
to prepare our graduates to be successful professionals by providing them with the best education and credentials available.
MOTTO: Applying our knowledge to secure your future
INVESTIGATIONS COURSE MISSION: We strive to have the most comprehensive in class - instructor led investigation course in the nation for the private sector.
OUR BEGINING: Discovery Detective Academy's roots go back to California in the 1970's. A select few including our Marc Allan along with Milo Spiriglio of Nick Harris Detectives fame, put together one of the first state licensed investigation courses for the public at Nick Harris Detective Academy. Marc Allan was chief instructor in charge of all curriculum until 1996 when he brought his expertise to start Discovery Detective Academy. Mr. Allan's investigative knowledge, commitment to excellence in education, and his continued mentoring of past alumni from both Nick Harris Detective Academy & Discovery Detective Academy have set us apart from all other investigation training classes.
Discovery Detective Academy is a sister company of Discovery Detective Group, a California & Arizona state licensed investigation company, founded in 1981.
Discovery Detective Academy has additional training divisions:
Food Safety - ArizonaFoodSafety. com
Alcohol Awareness - ArizonaLiquorTraining. com
Security Training- ArizonaSecuritySchool. com
Process Server training- ArizonaProcessServerTraining. com
Academy Licensing
LICENSING
Arizona Private Postsecondary Education # V1037
Arizona Department of Education #ED02-0500
APPROVALS
VA Vocational Rehabilitation #29175503
VA GI Bill # 25013503
TAA NAFTA Retraining ADE
Department of Public Safety - Security training
AZ Workforce Connection WFC #V 428 #P3338
AZ Dept of Environmental Health - Food Safety
City of Phoenix OIC #3001204
Arizona Supreme Court - Process Serving CE
PADI for EFR
Vocational Rehabilitation - State, County, City
CE - Education approvals for many fields
EXPANDED COURSE OFFERINGS
We have expanded our course offerings to include licensing certification classes for :
AZDLLC - liquor law
Environmental Health -food safety
DPS- security guard
DPS- armed guard
Discovery- security & investigation supervisor
Supreme Court- process server
EFR- emergency first responder
Our newest additions are in the field of security and safety:
NRA basic pistol
NRA personal protection in the home
DPS CCW coming soon.
INSTRUCTOR-LED IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING gives our students the edge they need to succeed.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
All instructors at Discovery are working professionals in the fields that they teach. Most have 10 to 25 years of investigative experience along with advanced and continuing education in their areas of expertise. Our instructors meet or exceed California & Arizona teaching requirements.
CORE TEACHING STAFF
Marc Allan, Detective, CEO, Investigation & Security Expert, Chief Instructor
Dana Young, Detective, CI, Director, Fraud Expert, Instructor
Bernard Berry, Detective, Esq., Instructor
Helen Chenoweth, Detective, Safety Expert, Instructor
Jack Ryan, Detective, Security Expert, Instructor
David Henkel, Detective, Field Ops & Security
Sarah Boyle-Jennings, Detective, Certified Intermediary, Instructor
Barbara Ardoin, Detective, Paralegal, Instructor
Jacque Bell, Hospitality, Instructor
Food Safety Manager
: Discovery Detective Academy Developer of the
Professional Food Safety Class & Food Safety Kiosk
Arizona Food Safety is a division of Discovery Detective Academy
One of the highest testing pass rates in the business
All classes and testing are done in 1 day
Your National Certification as a food safety manager is good for 5 years
Two more...
Liquor Law Compliance Basic Mangement Certification
: Home of the famous Liquor Law Boot Camp
Discovery Detective Academy has the most regularly scheduled open enrollment Arizona Liquor Training classes. Check our web calendar for upcoming class dates and use our on-line shopping cart to conveniently enroll and pay for your class.
ARIZONA STATE LIQUOR BASIC & MANAGER CERTIFICATION
Approved certification trainer for the more...
Legal Profssional Education and CE and CLELegal Professional Education and CE and CLE
Professional Process Server



: Professional Process Server # 1 learn the law
Over 20 years ago, Discovery Detective Academy developed the "Professional Process Server" An Instructor led course to train you to succeed as a process server A-Z.
Prior to sitting for the licensing test, learn Process Server law, ethics, & procedures from our professionals.
According to the Maricopa County Clerks Office, approximately 75% of those taking the licensing test without a study course fail their first try.
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