r/trueprivinv

2.5K archived posts · May 2016 – Sep 2026

Track & Report Investigators

r/trueprivinv

For Licensed (where required by law) Private Investigators to talk shop, share strategies and resources, and be students of the game.

Created May 17, 2016

6.6KMembers (last snapshot)

2.5KArchived posts

r/TruePrivInv is for Track & Report, Licensed Private Investigators and the general public. We are happy to answer general questions about the industry but pleas for help will generally be removed.

#VERIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

We encourage all licensed PIs to request verification. Send a photo of your license with personal info removed and your username visible to the mods and we can grant the verified flair.

Note:

Message the mods using modmail ONLY.
Upload the photo to a site like imgur or google drive and include the link in your message.
Include your username in the photo.

Intern, under supervision, or other licenses types will be marked accordingly. Special arrangements may be made for states and jurisdictions that do not require licensing.

No Stalkers

We will not entertain requests to enable stalker behaviour: Please read this post on why private investigators won’t help you find that “last piece of the puzzle” you’re looking for.

"We don't want to be responsible for the fallout if you turn out to be a psycho and murder the person or something." -- u/ColoradoPI

Podcasts:

Magazines/Blogs:

Books:

Canada

TV Shows:

[Nowhere To Hide] (http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/nowhere-to-hide/)

Associations:

[National Association of Investigation and Security Services] (http://www.nciss.org/)
[World Association of Detectives] (http://www.wad.net/about-us-header)
[National Association of Legal Investigators] (http://nalionline.org/about-nali/)
[International Intelligence Network] (http://www.intellenetwork.org/)
[High Technology Crime Investigation Association] (https://www.htcia.org/history/)

Lists of State Associations:

[GIMG List] (http://gimg.tv/map/)
[PI Now List] (https://www.pinow.com/resources/private-investigator-associations)
[PI Magazine List] (http://www.pimagazine.com/links/pi-associations-usa/)
[PI Mall List] (http://www.pimall.com/nais/pi.assoc.list.html)
[ALDONYS] (https://aldonys.org/index.php#)
[eInvestigator List] (https://www.einvestigator.com/professional-associations-relevant-to-the-private-investigation-industry/)

Canadian Associations:

[British Columbia] (http://www.piabc.ca/)
[The Prairies & Territories] (http://aapionline.ca)
[Ontario] (http://www.cpi-ontario.com/)
[Quebec] (http://www.apepq.org/)
[Atlantic Provinces] (http://cpi-ac.ca/)

Continuing Education:

[Becoming a PI] (https://privateinvestigatoredu.org/)
[PI Education] (https://pieducation.com/)
[Becoming a Detective] (https://www.detectiveedu.org/)
[Independent Security Advisors] (https://www.eptraining.us/events/)

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