Welcome Investigative Professsionals

ISPAG – Investigative and Security Professional Association of Georgia, Inc. had its original beginning in 1998 and was formed to provide for  a local association closer to Middle Georgia / Southern Georgia, and to afford members of our profession and related occupations to a closer venue, Macon;  to attend meetings, obtain continuing educational seminars, to understand and support / or oppose legislation affecting our livelihoods.  However with the growth of the Association, its membership was expanded to include all of Georgia.  It was established to further improve our knowledge of new techniques within our fields, new legislation, rules and regulations.  The meetings would provide an avenue to network with peers in this sprawling state and its 159 counties.  On January 19, 2000 ISPAG was formerly incorporated in the State of Georgia.

The need for our respective professions to join together is becoming increasingly important in view of the influx of privacy legislation being presented to protect the consumer.  Who is there to protect us?  We are all concerned with privacy, and want to protect our privacy rights and the consumer also.  However, much of the legislation that is proposed tramples the purpose of our existence, although not necessarily aimed at our professions, but to protect the citizen, and in the doing so cuts off our ability to conduct meaningful services to our clients.

That is where Trade Association members come together to either support, oppose or make recommendations concerning proposed legislation and / or regulations governing our professions.

Recent legislation sponsored by ISPAG to establish Continuing Training Requirement is a good example of why you need a Trade Association such as ISPAG.

We have been able to assemble Certified Instructors and provide the Seminars held to assist our members in improving their professional skills.  We conduct seminars semi-annually and annually and it appears that the need is an important one to stay in business.  The Association also affords to send representation to the Georgia State Board and to speak on behalf of the members.

Although the State Board was created for the purpose of safeguarding the citizens of this state by regulating the private detective and security agencies in the public interests, we contribute and assist the Board of our needs and experience.  Because of the professions for which we have chosen, we should not be treated as second class citizens, and we need the Association to represent us.

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