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Professional training in missing-person investigations from intake and urgency assessment through research, interviews, field investigation, evidence development, coordination, resolution, and case reporting.

A professional investigator-focused certification program built around a single progressive learning path. Students develop practical skills in case intake and risk classification, timeline construction and lead management, records and open-source research, interviews and family liaison, canvassing and video preservation, identity resolution and locates, interagency coordination, special-population considerations, case resolution, and integrated investigative decision-making.

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TUITION$199.00

Course Details

A professional investigator-focused certification program built around a single progressive learning path. Students develop practical skills in case intake and risk classification, timeline construction and lead management, records and open-source research, interviews and family liaison, canvassing and video preservation, identity resolution and locates, interagency coordination, special-population considerations, case resolution, and integrated investigative decision-making.

Curriculum & Modules

  • Module 1 — Missing Persons Case Foundations
  • Module 1 — Intake, Risk & Lead Development
  • Module 3 — Case Intake, Risk Assessment & Planning
  • Module 2 — Research, Interviews & Information Development
  • Module 5 — Records, OSINT & Digital Research
  • Module 3 — Field Investigation, Identity & Locates
  • Module 7 — Interviews, Canvassing & Field Investigation
  • Module 4 — Coordination, Resolution & Integrated Practice
  • Module 9 — Coordination, Evidence & Case Resolution
  • Module 10 — Practical Case Exercise & Final Examination

Lessons & Learning Activities

  • Intake, Urgency and Case Classification
  • Timeline Development and Lead Management
  • Foundations Knowledge Check
  • Records, OSINT and Digital Footprint Research
  • Interviews, Family Liaison and Witness Development
  • Field Investigation, Canvassing and Video Preservation
  • Identity Resolution, Locates and Associate Analysis
  • Coordination, Special Populations and Case Resolution
  • Integrated Missing-Person Case Practicum and Case Resolution
  • Capstone: The Unconfirmed Departure
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