National Association of Security and Investigative Regulators [www.nasir.org], Training & Education Committee, Recommendations for:
Initial Private Investigator Training.
 State government laws 2-4 hours
 Sources of information 2-4 hours
 Law 4 hours
 Interviewing 2-4 hours
 Case documentation 2 hours
 Surveillance 2 hours
 Evidence 2 hours
 Ethics 2-4 hours
 Testimony 2-4 hours
Continuing Education
 Require at least 8 hours every 2 years
 Training is job related; approved by regulating agency.
 Limit of 8 hours of training per day
 Certification of Instructors
 Evaluation and testing on each subject

Kansas Association of Private Investigators, Self-Study Course [developed in 1999]. The concept is that an entry private investigator may need to study specific topics pertaining to private investigations. Designed to be an Internet-accessible, low-cost course. Full details will appear on the KAPI web site when development is complete.
 History and Goals of Profession - 1 hr
 Kansas Private Detective Licensing Act and Kansas Administrative Regulations for
Private Detectives - 1 hr
 Introduction to the Judicial System - 4 hrs
 Criminal & Civil Law Procedures - 4 hrs
 Constitutional Law - 2 hrs
 Public Records Research - 2 hrs
 Reports & Client Communications- 4 hrs
 General Investigative Techniques - 2 hrs
 Accident Investigation - 2 hrs
 Professional Ethics - 1 hr
 Business Operations - 4 hrs
 Equipment Familiarization - 2 hrs
 Optional Firearms Training - 16 hrs

Kansas Association of Private Investigators
Model Associates Degree for Private Detectives - 66 Semester Hours [Developed in 1999; it was based primarily on existing business, paralegal, criminal justice, and industrial courses at a local community colleges; presented to three community colleges in the Kansas City area; one rejected it; one accepted it provisionally; one currently considering it]
Required Courses {48 Hrs} Sem Hrs
 Small Business Accounting 3
 Intro. to Admin. of Justice 3
 Criminology 3
 Criminal Law 3
 Fund. of Criminal Investigations 3
 Intro. to Criminalistics 3
 Intro. to Business 3
 Small Business Management 3
 Business Law I 3
 Financial Management for Sm.Bus. 3
 Intro. to Personal Computing 3
 Internet I 3
 Internet II 3
 Composition I 3
 Technical Writing I 3
 Legal Ethics, Interviewing & Inv. 3
 Fundamentals of Photography 3
 Business & Professional Speech 3
 Fund. of Private Investigations 3
Recommended Courses {12 hrs}
 Constitutional Case Law 3
 Introduction to Law 3
 Business Math 3
 Fund. of Surveillance 3
Optional Courses {Specialty area}
 Crime Prevention 3
 Retail Security 3
 Human Relations 3
 Human Resource Management 3
 Introduction to Computers 3
 Programming Fundamentals 3
 Fire Investigation 3
 Arson Investigation 3
 Hospitality Law 3
 Industrial Safety 3
 Legal Research 3
 Civil Litigation 3
 Criminal Litigation 3
 Family Law 3
 Worker's Compensation 3
 Employment Law 3
 Introduction to Psychology 3
 Social Psychology 3
 Personality Theory 3
 Sociology 3