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Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
A Colorado Limited Liability Company and Licensed Private Investigators
www.Forensic-Investigators.com ~ (970) 480-7793
Quaero Indicium -'To Find the Evidence'
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Dear (Contact First Name),
We hope each of you enjoyed all of the year-end holidays! Our Christmas was fantastic as we watched our grandkids get really excited about opening presents and seeing the lights around town. Northern Colorado has been a little cold, so we are going to be heading south as we make our way to the Mid-Winter Conference for the National Association of Legal Investigators in Memphis, TN over Valentines Day weekend. We would sure like for you to join us and our NALI friends! Sadly, for many the holidays and new year were filled with trauma, tragedy and pained hearts. We want to extend our condolences to the victims and community of Newtown, CT. after the tragic shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults. The trauma these events cause reaches into the very depths of the community. We have communicated with colleagues in the area. From all over, people and communities have reached out to offer whatever is needed.
IN THIS ISSUE -- Another fun YouTube video -- Unusual evidence in death cases -- AFI-LLC Supports Our Constitution -- AFI-LLC articles in CALI Journal
-- Verifying PI Licensing in Colorado -- State and National Associations news -- Much More!!
A good grandpa used to pull the grandkids with his riding lawn mower or tractor. The next best thing to a tractor or Barbie jeep? Driving great grandpa's wheelchair! Not bad for not even four years old and her first time! http://youtu.be/kvtNYvCukGY
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Dean and Karen are full-time RV Investigators (Team Beers) with their office based in Colorado.
Dean is a subject matter expert in the areas of death investigation and personal injury causation. He is the only Board Certified Legal Investigator (CLI) in northern Colorado, a faculty consultant and Certified Criminal Defense Investigator (CCDI) and is also a certified Medicolegal Death Investigator. He continues to speak extensively on investigative techniques and principles and has authored multiple peer-reviewed white papers, and self-published "Professional Investigations: Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities" and recently published "Practical Methods for Legal Investigations" (CRC Press) He currently consults nationwide as an expert in criminal defense homicide and civil equivocal death investigations.
Karen has been a Legal Investigator and research specialist, since 1996. She has a Bachelor's in Social Work from Colorado State University (Magna Cum Laude) and in 2011 earned the designation Certified Criminal Defense Investigator (CCDI). Together they operate Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC. In addition to her skilled interactions with troubled youths, she trained and worked as a Deputy Coroner at the Larimer County Medical Examiner's Office. This background provides essential skills and knowledge in their Personal Injury, Negligence and Death investigations and consultations in Colorado and nationally. In addition, she has written for prominent professional investigation journals and was instrumental in the revisions and contributions to both agency books, as well as the co-development of "Death Investigations for Private Investigators" for PIEducation.com
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Our Expert Forensic Affiliations
|  We believe that medicolegal investigation and consultation is a team effort. Stephen Cina MD, Harold Schueler PhD, and our agency are affiliated as experts in our respective fields offering our clients comprehensive medicolegal services.
Dr. Cina is the Chief Medical Examiner of a large metropolitan area in the upper mid-west, and Dr. Schueler is the forensic toxicologist at a south Florida medical examiner's office. Contact our office to consult on medicolegal death and injury causation. The CVs of both Dr. Cina and Dr. Schueler are available by contacting us.
Dr. Cina is also the co-author of the non-fiction historical look at "When Doctors Kill" available at http://whendoctorskill.forensic-investigators.com
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You are more than a PI - You are a Consultant
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We are often asked, by our PI colleagues and attorney clients, how can investigators help beyond the role of fact finding legal investigators. Last month we offered that every investigator, and almost every investigation, has the same core fundamentals in the fact-finding process.
As a professional courtesy, we often provide phone consultations to medical examiners, coroners and their death investigators. Last month we were contacted by an out-of-state deputy coroner for advice on a case. The advice sought was about arson evidence around the decedent. However, our observations of the case synopsis presented unrealized evidentiary considerations. The decedent was found burned with some unusual artifact of the fire. We were asked about the artifacts. Also mentioned in the synopsis was the decedent's dog was beside her and also burned. The humane society took the dog at the request of the fire chief. What's the lesson here?
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Associations and News of Our Profession
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PPIAC ( www.PPIAC.org) Board Elections
PPIAC has been on a brief holiday hiatus. Monthly meetings begin January 9th with details on the website. In the just released issue of the NCISS The Report magazine, past PPIAC President Robert Orozco presents, 'Licensing: The Colorado Story' and is a must read at http://www.nciss.org/documents/The_Report_Spring_2013.Web.pdf
PPIAC Quarterly (Fall 2012) newsletter is available at
http://ppiac.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/PPIAC-Quarterly-Fall-2012.pdf
National Association of Legal Investigators (www.NALI.com )
Its not too late to register early for a discount! Celebrate Valentine's Day in Memphis with NALI. This will be Feb 14-16, 2013 - Memphis, Tennessee at The Peabody (and their famous ducks). The topics and speakers - including about The Memphis Three - will be exceptional. http://nali.com/conference-mid-winter-memphis2.php
Also, the Certified Legal Investigator examinations are given only at the conferences. If interested, please review the details at http://www.nali.com/cli.php and give yourself plenty of time to prepare.
The newest issue of NALI's official journal - The Legal Investigator - is now available online at http://www.bluetoad.com/publication?m=14458&l=1.
National Council of Investigation and Security Services (www.NCISS.org)
NCISS keeps a list of various association events at http://www.nciss.org/news-and-events/latest-events.php. This includes information about the 2013 Hit the Hill and SAAB (State Association Advisory Board) leadership training April 15-17.
Members of NCISS receive a copy of the twice-yearly published 'The Report' has just been posted online at http://www.nciss.org/documents/The_Report_Spring_2013.Web.pdf. The bi-monthly eReport newsletter will also be emailed in mid January and posted online. Feel free to share these.
NCISS wants to share this great savings with you - super discounts at Office Depot for supplies at http://nciss.ctcshares.com (the discounts could be enough to pay our annual dues).
NCISS also sends out important legislative alerts. If you are interested in these alerts, consider joining NCISS. At the very least, drop us an email and we will make sure you get the alerts as they happen. beersda@Forensic-Investigators.com
World Association of Detectives (www.WAD.net)
The value of networking extends beyond your local clients, and should include statewide, nationally and internationally. This should include your state association, NALI, NCISS and of course WAD for international camaraderie. You can contact us for membership information for any of these associations. As the WAD Governor of the Americas (USA, Canada, Central America, Caribbean and Argentina), Dean is interested in answering your WAD membership questions. You can also contact any of the WAD Ambassadors.
The WAD magazine, Beyond Global, is availabile online at http://www.wad.net/page/newsletter.aspx .
Other Association News
Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI - www.TALI.org) is having their Spring Conference in Dallas, TX - March 8th and 9th.
Arizona (AALPI - Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators) is hosting an Advanced Internet Profiling and Intelligence Gathering Training by Michele Stuart March 15 & 16. Email gina@medleaz.net.
If your association has news, please send it to us for inclusion.
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In the News
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News happens so fast, please visit our agency blog for daily and weekly posts on news of interest - www.MedicolegalPI.com or our business Facebook page at www.facebook.com/4N6Associates
Pursuit Magazine (PursuitMag.com) and PI Education (PIEducation.com)
We have contributed several articles to Pursuit Magazine, an online full-service magazine for investigators, and have also developed a Death Investigation for Private Investigators online continuing education for PI Education. There is some exciting news coming -- look for details from our friends soon, and next month will fill you in!
Understanding Firearms - Automatic and Semi-Automatic - Assault and Military Style
Sadly, there is a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding about firearms. This becomes more pronounced after a tragic event, such as the Aurora, CO. theater shootings, the Oregon mall shootings and Sandy Hook Elementary in CT. The underlying issues of personal safety, building security and other intervention with mental health are never addressed. Here is an excellent video from the San Jose Police Department - http://youtu.be/ysf8x477c30
Do you have a book to be reviewed or special announcement? Let us know!
If you want to send a complimentary copy, we will gladly review it for you and also provide a customized press release and distribution.
NEW - CRC Press Author Profiles! Check out the new Featured Author profile for Dean at CRC Press! http://www.crcpress.com/authors/i140-dean-a-beers-cli-ccdi
Scott Harrell's complete review for Pursuit Magazine
Burt Hodge's complete review for Florida Association of Licensed InvestigatorsBob Wall's complete review for Professional Private Investigators Association of CO Don Johnson's complete review for PI Magazine Gene Ferraro's complete review for the ASIS Security Management Online Jennifer Brown, CLI, JD, is the Editor for the quarterly newsletter of the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado, writes "Awesome book, Dean. Should be required reading for investigators. It's helped me clean up some of my procedures." |
| The Quint-Essential Qualities of a Professional Investigator... | Skills Appropriate for the Assignment
Law firms and medical offices specialize - Professional Investigators also specialize. Their casework and continuing education should also be in your specialized areas.
Experience and Knowledge
Professional Investigators strive to maintain and further these. All professions have requirements of continuing education. The CLI program requires extensive compliance with continuing education.
Responsible and Ethical Conduct
Every component of the investigation has evidentiary considerations. Professional Investigators hold themselves to a higher standard and leaves no question as to the admissibility of their evidence. Information without ethics is not evidence.
Effective Communication
Professional Investigators maintain communication with the attorney, client, witnesses, and other key persons in the investigation. Moreover, reports are the product of an organized investigation and should reflect the work product you expect.
Keyword - 'Professional'
Honesty, Integrity & Intelligence. These define Professional Investigators and gives you the confidence that your case is in competent and skilled hands.
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In Closing...AFI-LLC Supports our Constitution
| It is the policy of AFI-LLC to not officially make any political statements or endorsements as an agency. In our line of work, it is hard not to think about death and injury causation - it is our subject matter expertise. The tragedy in Newtown, CT presents several issues of self-protection and security for our children.
The mass murder of children and adults - students and faculty - at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on December 14th 2012 cannot be described and has also traumatized the general public. We have extended our personal and professional condolences. We cannot know or understand the trauma this tragedy of one deranged person has caused - from the victims to families, from faculty to emergency responders, and the community at large. Similarly, we cannot offer a uniform and single solution to an empirical problem that is like the hydra - a monster of many heads.
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Best wishes - Dean and Karen |
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Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
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specializes in the Expert Consultations and Legal Investigations of Personal Injuries, Negligence and Death in Civil, Criminal and Probate litigation.
We can consult on any death or injury causation case from any location with the conveniences of modern technology. Call us today, we're glad to help!
We are the PRIDE of Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC - Professional Reliable Investigators Defining Excellence in every assignment.
Thank You. Please contact us with any questions or for additional information on these topics and our related services.
Sincerely,
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI (beersda@Forensic-Investigators.com)
Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI (beersks@Forensic-Investigators.com)
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
Office: (970) 480-7793 (Dean x1 and Karen x2) ~ Fax: (970) 480-7794 |
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Professional Associations
Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC)
National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI)
National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS)
World Association of Detectives (WAD) Criminal Defense Investigation Council (CDITC) National Defender Investigator Association (NDIA) Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI) Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI) California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI) National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) International Association for Identification (IAI) and (RMDIAI) (Rocky Mountain Division)National Association of Professional Women Mensa USA |
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