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We are licensed, bonded and insured in Colorado and Cheyenne WY
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Associates in Forensic Investigations
Legal Investigators and Expert Consultants
Personal Injury, Negligence & Death
Civil, Criminal & Probate
Equivocal Death Investigations
Colorado (970) 480-7793 ~ Wyoming (307) 222-0136
Quaero Indicium -'To Find the Evidence'
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Greetings Licensed, Bonded and Insured
As a Rocky Mountain West based agency, licensing is mandatory in Colorado and Cheyenne. Combined these require 4,000 hours of experience in Colorado, FBI and Colorado & Wyoming fingerprint criminal background check, bonds of $10,000 and insurance.
NALI Editor / Publisher Honorable Mention Award "An Expert Consultation May Save the Day" by Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI
Dean has previously been bestowed two NALI Editor / Publisher Awards:
"Reviewing and Comprehending Autopsy Reports" - his white paper for the Certified Legal Investigator examination 2nd Place for the 2011 NALI Editor / Publisher Award
"Bruises and Soft Tissue Injuries"
Prestigious 1st Place for the 2014 Anthony Golec Editor / Publisher Award IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
-- Licensed, Bonded and Insured!
-- NALI Editor / Publisher Honorable Mention Award!
-- NCISS now has a strong social media presence!
-- Agency News
- From our agency blog and archives
- Speaking engagements and Agency subject matter articles
-- Associations and News of our Profession
- News from PPIAC, NALI, NCISS and WAD, and your association news!
-- From the News
- Ethics - the PI and Social Media (from FALI)
-- The Quint-Essential Qualities of a Professional Investigator
-- PIs and Professional Ethics
-- AND MORE!
Together We're Better - Together We Make the Difference! Associates in Forensic Investigations LLC is a Rocky Mountain West Agency owned by Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI.
We provide Expert Consultations and Legal Investigations of Personal Injury, Negligence & Death in Civil, Criminal and Probate litigation. We are Subject Matter Experts in Equivocal Death Investigation and Analysis, Medicolegal Investigations of Fatal and Non-Fatal Events.
We are based in the Rocky Mountain West and provide expert consultations nationally. Learn details at www.DeathCaseReview.com
Here is a video explaining what we do and why - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgsvtbSk8fg
AFI-LLC - Our agency is called upon for many reasons - from investigations to consultations - and from finding the right investigator to the right expert. We have recently added to our case examples found at http://www.DeathCaseReview.com/sample-cases.html.
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Agency News and Updates
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Scheduled Speaking Engagements
Our agency is scheduled for the following speaking engagements this year: CALI (California) 06/09 to 06/11 - www.cali-pi.org/2016-conferenceIs it Suicide or Not? with Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI World Investigators Conference / TALI (Texas) 08/16 to 08/19 - http://2016wic.comMurder and Death Investigations with Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI Please see below for conference dates and details!
Commentary from the blog archives of AFI-LLC at www.deathcasereview.com/afi-llc-blog.html - Keep up with the current events of our agency and profession through our blog. Dating back to the fall of 2011, there are dozens of articles, tips and resources for professional investigators and those seeking the assistance of professional investigators.
Here some of the best of our earliest blogs - from 2011 and 2012!
Team Beers Takes Pride in Helping Victims (originally posted 01/28/2013)
In October 2011 a local newspaper did this business profile on us. Since that time our home base has moved to Greeley CO, with an presence in Cheyenne WY; however, our services are primarily national expert consultants through our extensive personal network of investigators.
Learn and Investigate Basic Death Cases! (originally posted 02/05/2014)
This course is designed to provide the investigator currently working in, or interested in working in, the death and personal injury investigation fields the knowledge and insight to informatively and intelligently conduct a criminal defense or civil investigation in which serious bodily injury or death is the subject matter of the litigation.
Tools and Resources for Professional Investigators (originally posted 2/8/2013)
Be sure and visit the NEW www.PrivateInvestigations.org ~ Tools and Resources for Private Investigators! Here we hope to bring you resources that have been used by our agency, other agencies and yourself -- they are proven successful and presented here to contribute to your own success.
Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities for your Civil, Criminal, Probate and Domestic Relations litigation
For over 25 years our agency has provided cost-effective and accurate verified Individual Locates, Backgrounds, and Assets & Liabilities. States and availability of records vary.
Legal Investigations and Expert Consultations of Death or Serious Bodily Injury in Civil, Criminal and Probate We specialize in helping other PIs and attorneys assisting families. Contact our agency any time - we're there when you need us. www.4N6Associates.com
Global Investigators Media Group (GIMG.tv) with Facts & Forensics
Encore Tribute to Law Enforcement
National Police Week was May 15th-21st. We are proud to support law enforcement and present a special segment from June 2015. Karen also presents a recent study on use of force.
DISTANCE LEARNING FOR INVESTIGATORS
AFI-LLC is developing distance learning video on demand courses for investigators, and has put together some distance learning courses from other contributors. See complete details at www.InvestigativeCourses.com
BOOKS FOR INVESTIGATORS
AFI-LLC has put together some of the best fiction and non-fiction books available from Amazon. These range from studying for certifications to best practices, and investigative fiction and non-fiction. Most of these are written by our friends and colleagues, including fellow CLIs and CCDIs. See the complete list of books at http://amazon.privateinvestigations.org
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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 has returned to Colorado is the former Chief Medical Examiner of a large metropolitan area in the upper mid-west. Dr. Schueler is the Chief Forensic Toxicologist of a large mid-Atlantic metropolitan area.
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 .
We are proud of our working relationship with Dr. Cina, since 2002 and Dr. Schueler since 2010.
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Tidbits from Our Profession
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California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI)CALI Annual Conference June 9-11, 2016 Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa Details at www.cali-pi.org/2016-annual-conference-homeCriminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC)Certified Forensic Science Investigator Program (CFSI) 40 - Hour Training Academy Programs
World Investigators Conference hosted by the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI) and PI Magazine2016 World Investigators / TALI Conference August 16-19, 2016 La Torretta Lake Resort and Conference Center on Lake Conroe Details at http://2016wic.com
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Associations and News of Our Profession
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Professional Private investigations Association of Colorado ( www.PPIAC.org) Monthly meetings are the first Wednesday of each month, usually in the Denver metro area. PPIAC will begin holding training sessions specific to the new licensing program. PPIAC Annual Conference - September 22-24, 2016Join investigators from around the country in participating in world class training at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Private Investigators Conference held in beautiful Denver, Colorado, September 22-24. Conference is being held in the middle of downtown Denver at the Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center Hotel, located at 918 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202 amidst the luster of all the city has to offer. Register now and make your reservations to be part of this world class training event!Great speakers and topics lined up! https://ppiac.wildapricot.org/event-2067798 The Basics of Building Your PI Business - August 13, 2016PPIAC brings back training for new PIs! Learn the basics of getting in and starting your PI business! This class is specifically designed for newcomers to the private investigation industry. It will give you the basics of starting your business. We will discuss Colorado's licensing law, business structure, marketing, database usage, ethics, website development, and other topics to help you get started in the industry. The all-day event will feature training from successful professional investigators with years of experience in building their business.Not restricted to PIs in Colorado - all, rookie and veteran professional investigators, are welcome! https://ppiac.wildapricot.org/widget/event-2152769 National Association of Legal Investigators ( www.NALI.com)
NALI is the premier association for legal investigators for civil plaintiff and criminal defense, and oversees the prestigious Certified Legal Investigator (CLI) program. Experience is required to join and all members are subject to a background check.
The current issue of NALI's official journal - The Legal Investigator - is now available online at www.nalionline.org/publications.htm
National Council of Investigation and Security Services ( www.NCISS.org)
NCISS May Legislative Report from Lobbyit
The monthly activity from the NCISS Legislative Committee and LobbyIt is posted online. This full NCISS / Lobbyit report is available at http://conta.cc/1sPzsns
Of particular interest is the proactive advocacy Lobbyit has undertaken on behalf of NCISS and our investigative profession with respect to the protection of access to personal identifying information (DOBs, SSNs, Addresses, etc.) through our public and private records resources.
Presently NCISS is watching this activity, and will keep our members and profession advised of any progress and concerns.
Updated Benefits for NCISS Members!
NCISS has been advocating for the investigative & security professions for 40 years. This being the single most important benefit of membership. What are the other benefits?
The current issue of NCISS's official newsletter - Your Advocate - is now available online at www.nciss.org/your-advocate. NCISS is the voice of investigators and security personnel at the federal level. The primary mission of NCISS is to watch federal legislation and work with members to take appropriate action to support beneficial, or oppose harmful, legislation in the course of performing their professional services. Dean is the editor of Your Advocate. Members of NCISS receive a copy of the newsletter three times a year. The current bi-monthly issue of The eAdvocate, and all NCISS Legislative Alerts, and key benefits are posted at http://conta.cc/ZoQsTl.
WAD is a global alliance of investigators and security professionals with origins dating back to 1921 and formalized in 1925. WAD is the longest established and largest association of its kind in the world. Karen is the WAD Administrative Manager, and Dean is the Governor of the Americas (North, Central and South America). Together we work to further the mission of WAD and provide resources to clients needing assistance in these regions. The WAD magazine, Beyond Global, is available online at http://www.wad.net/newsletters-beyond-global. Additional memberships include FALI, TALI and CALI state associations, as well as specialty specific national associations (see right side-bar).
If your association has news, please send it to us for inclusion in our newsletter.
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From the News
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Ethics - the PI and Social Media (from FALI)
Code of Professional Conduct:
Standards and Ethics for the Investigative Profession (3rd Edition)
Changing times and changing technology burden the investigator with a new set of problems to be addressed from the perspective of ethics. Kitty has addressed these and other issues in the Third Edition to revise and improve the content. The Third Edition of "The Code" is now available at http://kittyhailey.com/code_of_professional_conduct.htm
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| 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...
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Code of Ethics for Associates in Forensic Investigations
Our agency has adopted a Code of Ethics, adopted from those of the associations we belong to, our licensing ethics, and the Code of Professional Conduct by our friend and colleague, Kitty Hailey, CLI.
Our Code of Ethics is posted at
www.deathcasereview.com/ethics.html
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We specialize in helping other PIs and attorneys assisting families. Contact our agency any time - we're there when you need us. Together We're Better - We Make the Difference!
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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 provide investigations and consultations of any death or serious bodily injury case nationwide with the conveniences of modern technology and assistance of our local professional friends and colleagues.
In addition, we continue to provide Individual Locates, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities for your Civil, Criminal, Probate and Domestic Relations litigation. Additional information at www.deathcasereview.com/general-services.html
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
Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
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Newsletter and Press Release Archives from July 2010
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Featured Articles
Dean and Karen have several articles published, some are available for reprint.
For details email:
Associates@Forensic-Investigators.com
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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) Inner Circle of Investigators (ICI) 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) |
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Presented by Associates in Forensic Investigations.As professional legal investigators and expert consultants, continuing education is important. For over 25 years we have strived to improve ourselves and further our profession. We have authored multiple books and dozens of published articles, and a distance learning correspondent course. We are now expanding to offer distance learning video on-demand courses. All of our resources and recommendations are connected to one website - www.InvestigativeCourses.com
Presently we have developed:
-- Ethics for Professional Investigators (FREE)
-- Basics of Skip Tracing, Backgrounds and Assets & Liabilities Investigations
-- Death Investigations for Professional Investigators
-- This month - Basic Forensic Photography
And from other professional investigators and course developers:
-- PI Education
-- S2 Safety & Intelligence Courses
-- Become a Private Investigator
We also have highly recommended books and tools from Amazon available. We will be expanding over the next several weeks and months with general and specialized courses and resources. Please visit regularly and email us with your course suggestions.
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