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Seminar Speaker (September 21) |
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Criminal Defense Certification Course
Learn the Secrets of the Nation's Top
Criminal Defense Investigators
register for this seminar
Brandon A. Perron, CCDI
CDITC National Training Director
The Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council
$150 (8 a.m.- 5 p.m.)
www.defenseinvestigator.com
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UNCOVERING REASONABLE DOUBT
The Component Method – CDI
101
Brandon Perron Seminar
This course is a must for those professional
investigators who wish to break into this niche market.
High profile cases and fees consistent with your ability
await the investigator who masters the discipline of
criminal defense investigation.ince its inception, the
program has trained many of the profession's finest investigators
who are maintaining investigative positions on the federal,
state, and local levels i both the public and private
sectors. Successful completion of Uncovering Reasonable
Doubt: The Component Method satisfies the academic
requirement to be a nationally recognized Board Certified
Criminal Defense Investigator.
An article
on Brandon Perron from the August 2004 Issue
PI Magazine found below.
Who Should Attend
Professionals seeking
qualification as a Board Certified Criminal Defense
Investigator
• Law Firm Investigators
• Licensed Private Investigators
• Public Defender Investigators
• Chief Investigators |
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Why You Should Attend
• Demand retainers
of $5,000.00 to $ 10,000.00 per case.
• Charge hourly fees of $75.00 to $ 150.00 an hour.
• Work with leading criminal defense attorneys on high profile cases.
• Gain visibility and create a powerful professional image.
• Learn to uncover compelling evidence that wins cases! |
What You Will Receive
Participants will receive
an individualized certificate of training signed
by Brandon A. Perron, documenting their completion
of the intensive program Uncovering Reasonable Doubt
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*Book
Requirement - Uncovering Reasonable
Doubt: The Component Method - by Brandon Perron,
is required for this course.
This book may be purchased at the conference or online at the Discounted
price of
$35.06 at the PI Magazine Bookstore
Participants will discuss and study diverse intellectual and
philosophical approaches to investigation and the practical application
of critical thinking. The components of investigative procedure will
be introduced and focused upon as a fundamental guide and formal
to conducting an effective Criminal Defense Investigation.
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Brandon
A. Perron, C.C.D.I. – Brandon
Perron is a motivational speaker, criminal justice trainer,
and has been a Florida Licensed Private Investigator
since 1989. He has also served meritoriously as
a Criminal Investigator with the United States Air
Force and as a Florida Public Defender Investigator.
In 1994, he developed the Component Method of Criminal
Defense Investigation, which is used to train criminal
defense investigators in the public and private sector.
In addition to developing training programs for public
defenders, he has also developed college level degree
programs based upon the Component Method. Brandon
is one of the most sought after trainers within the discipline
of criminal defense investigation.
In 1998 he was named one of the “Top Ten Private
Investigation Leaders in the United States” by
P.I. Magazine and has been qualified by the courts
as an “expert in criminal investigation”.
The National Association of Investigative Specialist
named him the 1999 “Most Dynamic Speaker”.
In 2002, he was awarded the Kentucky Public Advocate
Award, which recognized him “for work
in bringing the highest standard of professionalism
and excellence to Department of Public Advocacy Investigators.” In
addition, the National Association of Investigative
Specialist also named him the “Investigator of
the Year” for 2003 and 2004.
Brandon founded the Criminal Defense Investigation
Training Council and developed the designation
of Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigator. The
CDITC certifies over 160 of the nation’s finest
criminal defense investigators known as the Praetorian
Guard. He is the author of Uncovering
Reasonable Doubt: The Component Method – A Comprehensive
Guide for the Criminal Defense Investigator and The
Quest for Truth, a philosophical novel based upon
humanities struggle for truth. Brandon and his staff
have assisted the nation’s finest trial lawyers
in clearing hundreds of defendants falsely accused
of a crime and countless cases resulting in reduced
charges and attractive plea bargains. He continues
to lecture and train government and private sector
investigators across the country as the CDITC National
Director. |
PI Profile
Article from August 2004 Issue of PI Magazine
BRANDON PERRON: Investigator, Philosopher,
Crusader of Truth
by Glenn R. Swift
“An impartial and objective advocate of ‘Truth.’ That’s
what we are,” says Brandon Perron as he addresses his investigator intern
program for the Public Defender’s Office in Florida’s Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit. A genuine philosopher of the profession, Perron has gained
distinction in recent years as one of the nation’s top private investigators.
Well versed in a number of academic disciplines, Perron is as comfortable lecturing
on Socrates and Plato as he is on criminal investigation. Often, he can
be found doing both – at the same time.
Born and raised in Warren, Rhode Island, a small town of 10,000
about fifteen miles outside of Providence, Perron grew up in a very typical,
middle class, urban-New England community. “It was a John Mellenkamp kind
of town,” chuckled Perron. “Despite our town’s relatively small
size, we had ten large and very active churches. Seven of them were Catholic. There
was a ‘French church,’ an ‘Italian church’ a ‘Portuguese
church,’ and so on. My father was of French decent, so that’s
where we went.” Although young Brandon was far more interested in improving
his skills as a second baseman at the time, the philosophical and moral teachings
he was exposed to would stay with him for the rest of his life.
There was something else about Brandon’s upbringing
that would prove integral to his latter success. “Dad was
a painting contractor who also owned a corner bar. He served and
worked with all kinds of people, from every walk of life. I
learned how to get along with everyone.” Growing up in a
family with a number of military veterans also helped to shape
the young lad. “From the earliest I can remember, I wanted
to be a soldier. Several members of our family were decorated Marine
Corps veterans, so I’m sure that had something to do with
it. My uncle was at Iwo Jima and received the Silver Star,” Perron
said with an obvious sense of pride.
As he entered his teenage years, the bright youth
began to envision himself as an investigator – a Sherlock
Holmes of sorts. “I really didn’t want to be a cop,
I wanted to be an investigator, but I had no idea as to how to
go about it.” Shortly after Brandon graduated high school
in Warren, the Perron family (parents, two brothers and one sister)
moved to South Florida. “I read that the local community
college offered a degree in Criminal Justice, so I decided to give
that a try.” Eighteen-year old Perron had taken the first
step toward a monumental career.
Not long after enrolling full-time at Indian River
Community College in Ft. Pierce, Brandon was approached by one
of his instructors, who advised him, “If you want to be an
investigator, join the military.” Aware that the Air Force
emphasized education, Brandon was off to the nearest recruiting
office. Within weeks, he was a military policeman – or
Air Policeman (AP), as the air force called them – at Lackland
Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. His dreams of becoming
a soldier and an investigator had come true.
At Lackland, Perron began his duties by providing installation
security, investigating traffic accidents, providing escort protection,
and participating in disaster relief operations. It was not long,
however, before his exceptional abilities were recognized by his
superiors. A few months later, AP Perron was interviewing witnesses
and suspects as a USAF Law Enforcement Specialist. Brandon’s
enthusiasm and exemplary performance led to admission to the air
force’s criminal investigator training school. He graduated
the program with flying colors, no pun intended.
For the next three years, Perron refined his investigative
skills and was promoted to Assistant Chief Investigator, Assistant
Non-Commissioned Officer in charge. He received commendation
for his management responsibilities in recognition of the department’s
increased efficiency and effectiveness, without incurring additional
expenditures or increased assignments of manpower.
During his military tenure, Perron was selected for
membership in several elite units. He served as a member of
the Special Response Hostage Extraction Team, which was responsible
for the detention, interview, and processing of hostages and suspected
terrorists. Perron also served as Fire Team Leader of Lackland’s
Air Base Ground Defense Team – a highly specialized 44 man
mobile combat unit trained to respond worldwide to regional situations
involving terrorist attacks against United States Air Force facilities
and interests. In addition, he received special assignment
to the Air Force Office of Special Investigation’s Joint
Drug Enforcement Team. The team identified 23 service members
and a civilian involved in the distribution of illegal drugs at
Lackland.
After four years of exemplary service, Perron decided
to leave the military and utilize his skills as an investigator
in civilian life. Before his discharge, Perron graduated from
the Air Force Community College in Montgomery, Alabama with an
Associates Degree, specializing in Criminal Investigation. Although
his career in the Air Force had come to an end, Perron was about
to soar to even greater heights. The twenty-four year old Brandon
returned home to Florida’s Treasure Coast anxious to make
use of his unique methodology of investigation learned from his
air force mentor from criminal investigation training, Gene Bell. Little
did he know that he was about to take the first step towards revolutionizing
an entire profession
Shortly after his return home, he was offered the
choice of working as an investigator with the local Office of the
Public Defender or as a crime scene investigator with the Delray
Beach Police Department. “Both positions were offered
to me within a few days of one another and I had a week to decide. My
intentions were to gain a purely investigative position that would
be a challenge. The idea of conducting investigations to ensure
a fair trail appealed to the rebel in me. However, the primary
reason that I chose the Public Defender was that it offered more
intellectual freedom and opportunity to be a creative thinker,
as it relates to the investigative process. Law enforcement agencies
are regimented and often restrict free thinking and open inquiry.” It
was a fortuitous choice.
The public defender’s office was so impressed
with Brandon’s investigative skills that, within a year,
it was directing nearly all its capital crime investigations for
the entire circuit (a four-county area) through Perron. About
18 months into his tenure with the public defender, a number of
attorneys left the office to enter private practice as criminal
defense attorneys. Keenly aware that he had forged a number
of valuable contacts and relationships, the entrepreneurial Perron
decided to venture out on his own. “Although I was leaving
the public defender as a full-time investigator, the office still
wanted to keep me part-time. I was eager to strike out on my own,
but it was nice to have a steady paycheck still coming in.” At
the ripe-old age of 24, Perron now had his own agency, Investigative
Support Specialist, Inc.
Before long, dozens of law firms were clamoring for his services. Over
the next few years, Perron’s reputation grew regionally and he was
involved in a number of high-profile media cases with several well-known
attorneys, including the legendary F. Lee Bailey. Perron credits Bailey
with giving him a renewed confidence in his abilities during this crucial
time in his career.
Perron’s standing in the investigative community
continued to spread and, in 1994, the local public defender’s
office approached Perron with the idea of developing a program
for the development, recruitment, training, and supervision of
intern criminal investigators. By this time, Brandon, the proverbial
scholar, had obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Administration, while graduating Magna Cum Laude from Columbia
Southern University in Orange Beach, Alabama. He enthusiastically
accepted the public defender’s offer. “I looked around
for training material for the class, and all I could find were
manuals for law enforcement investigation. There were no textbooks,
absolutely nothing, for an independent criminal investigator program. That’s
when I realized I had to write my own.”
What began as a few handouts to his students eventually resulted in his
landmark work, Uncovering Reasonable Doubt: The Component Method. Published
in 1998, the book took the profession by storm. “Private investigation
was desperately in need of a methodology and a philosophy,” Perron
said. The book provides both. By laying down a set of specific
standards in a scientifically based, systematic approach, Perron’s
text provided a revolutionary methodology for criminal investigation. Nearly
overnight, he elevated the field to an entirely
new level.
Shortly after the publication of his pioneering book, Perron introduced
yet another innovation, an academic program at Indian River Community College
in St. Lucie County, Florida. The curriculum leads to a Professional Certification
in Private Investigation, along with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal
Justice with a specialization in Private Investigation.
Perron’s achievements continued. In 1995, he
was appointed by the late-Governor Lawton Chiles to serve a four-year
term on Florida’s Human Rights Advisory Committee. Perron
was commissioned to represent the public and act as a third party
in monitoring the state’s Department of Health and Department
of Children and Families, with regard to possible civil rights
violations. The same year, he received the St. Lucie County
Sheriff’s Office Distinguished Service Award for “outstanding
act, achievement, and excellent service relative to the ideals
of law enforcement.” A few years later, Perron received J.C.
Penney’s Golden Rule Award – the department store giant’s
national award recognizing programs dedicated to the community,
of which the Public Defender Intern Investigator Program was one
of ten recipients.
In 1999, the National Association of Investigative
Specialists (NAIS) bestowed upon Perron their Most Dynamic Speaker
Award for “innovation in the private investigation field
with cutting-edge technology.” Two years ago, the Kentucky
Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) awarded him their Public Advocate
of the Year for bringing the “highest standard of professionalism
and excellence to DPA investigators.” Just recently, NAIS
named Perron Investigator of the Year for 2004. This marks
the second straight year Perron has won NAIS’ prestigious
award – a feat previously unattained.
Perron’s astounding climb into the national
spotlight has not come without its trying moments. “Four
year ago, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI threatened
to prosecute me, just to get me off a case. There was absolutely
no wrong doing on my part. It was sheer intimidation. There was
nothing, however, that they could get me on – and believe
me, they looked at everything. That’s why it’s
so important for all investigators to realize that without an ethical
compass our work product is worthless. Greed and injustice
are everywhere. Our intellectual abilities are our battle
sword, our integrity, our armor.” Perron added a word of
caution to those who think otherwise, “If you cross the line,
you will be ruined in the end.”
The trying time with the feds only served to harden
the determined warrior. “It was my baptism of fire. I had
to fish or cut bait.” Perron’s renewed vigor inspired
him to establish the Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council
(CDITC) in 2000. “Although Uncovering Reasonable Doubt
had provided the industry with a comprehensive text, there was
still no national standard for certifying defense investigators.” With
the help of people like Dr. Richard Grego, an outspoken industry
voice and an accomplished investigator, the CDITC (www.defenseinvestigator.com)
has sanctioned over 160 Board Certified CDI’s. “We
are not a lobby group,” says Perron, “We’re a
national organization of leading defense investigators dedicated
to raising the bar.”
Perron is proud of the way the profession has evolved
in recent years. “When I began working as an investigator
with the Public Defender’s Office, nearly everyone in the
industry came from a law enforcement background. Today, that
has all changed. Probably half of those I lecture to at conferences
across the nation have no experience in law enforcement, whatsoever. We
now have a more diverse, more intelligent cross- section of people
in the profession. I think this is great. After all, this is an
intellectual pursuit.”
Perron’s twenty years of experience have contributed enormously to
the elevation of the investigator’s image – both from within
and without the profession. As Brandon notes, “The charlatans of
the investigative business have attempted to replace mentoring and guidance
with an infomercial-type sales pitch, designed to convince us that the
latest trend would revolutionize the investigative industry. But the
fact of the matter is that the private investigator’s role has been,
and always will be, that of a critical thinker, problem-solver – an
impartial and objective advocate of Truth.”
Brandon’s firm, Investigative Support Specialist,
Inc., focuses primarily upon capital crimes, homicides and sexual
battery, but covers the entire spectrum of independent criminal
investigation. Brandon continues to train investigative staff for
the Florida Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s
Office and other agencies throughout the state. When possible,
he speaks to and instructs private investigators nationally, as
well as writing for a number of professional journals.
Needless to say, Brandon Perron continues to study
the teachings of history’s greatest thinkers. Quick
to acknowledge his good fortune in encountering so many dedicated
and skilled investigators throughout his career, the introspective
Perron wastes no time in declaring what has been the cornerstone
of his success: “I have built my reputation championing a
cause – the cause of Truth.”
Glenn R. Swift (GlennS726@aol.com)
is a Florida-based freelance writer, adjunct professor
of history, and editor-in-chief of Thumbs Up Guide to Vero
Beach. |
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