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    CI130 - Basic Cyber Investigations: Cellular Records Analysis (Jan 2019)

    This course is for officers, investigators, and analysts who encounter cell phone evidence that includes information external to the phone. Class concepts include instruction on how to request, read, and analyze call detail records from cellular providers, and how to plot cellular site locations to determine the approximate position of a suspect during a given period. No special hardware or software is required. However, this course focuses heavily on analysis; as such, a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is highly recommended. Students are provided with a free copy of the National White Collar Crime Center's (NW3C) PerpHound tool, which assists in the plotting of call detail record locations.

    CI102 Basic Cyber Investigations: Open Source Intelligence (Jan 2019)

    This course provides expert guidance in the skills law enforcement officers need to conduct successful online investigations. Topics include IP addresses and domains, an overview of currently popular social media platforms, best practices for building an undercover profile, foundational knowledge related to the dark web, and the use of the dark web as an investigative tool. Instructors demonstrate both open source and commercially available investigative tools for social engineering, information gathering, and artifacts related to social media, as well as automated utilities to capture information and crawl websites. 

    FC 110 - Financial Crimes Against Seniors (Jan 2019, Virginia)

    This course promotes a multiagency approach to the problem of financial exploitation of senior citizens. Bringing together law enforcement personnel and adult protective services investigators, the course enhances students' investigative skills and interviewing techniques while facilitating networking and cooperation that can extend out of the classroom and into real cases. Topics include recognizing elder abuse, working with victims, and identifying perpetrators, as well as resources for investigation and community awareness. Students work together to conduct a mock investigation into a hypothetical case. 

    Submit a Photo for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services’ Fifth Annual “Community Policing in Action” Contest

    November 01, 2018

    For the fifth year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is hosting its annual "Community Policing in Action” Photo Contest. State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies are invited to submit a photo that showcases examples of community policing in action with other law enforcement and community stakeholders.

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    Learning from Error in Criminal Justice: A Sentinel Events Approach

    In criminal justice, a “sentinel event” is a bad outcome that might include a death in custody, routine police encounter that escalates to violence, mishandling of evidence, wrongful conviction, or “near miss,” in which a negative event is narrowly avoided. Too often, the criminal justice system fails to learn from these bad outcomes. Drawing inspiration from aviation, medicine, and other high-risk fields, the Sentinel Events Initiative (SEI) takes an alternative approach.

    Aerial Data: Introduction to Drone Investigations (Webinar)

    With applications from aerial photography to racing to delivery services, drones are becoming more and more popular in both commercial and recreational spaces. Criminal use of drones is also increasing, and drone forensics is quickly becoming an important subfield of digital forensics. This presentation introduces the history of drones and the ways they are commonly used, both legitimately and in relation to a crime, and focuses on the ways law enforcement can gather and analyze evidence involving drones.

    Law Enforcement Cyber Center: A Valuable Resource for Investigators

    The Law Enforcement Cyber Center (LECC) was developed to enhance the awareness, expand the education, and build the capacity of justice and public safety agencies to prevent, investigate, prosecute, and respond to cyber threats and cyber crimes. It is intended to be a national resource for law enforcement and related justice and public safety entities. During the webinar, participants will review the website and learn about the many valuable resources that can be utilized.

    Aerial Data: Introduction to Drone Investigations

    With applications from aerial photography to racing to delivery services, drones are becoming more and more popular in both commercial and recreational spaces. Criminal use of drones is also increasing, and drone forensics is quickly becoming an important subfield of digital forensics. This presentation introduces the history of drones and the ways they are commonly used, both legitimately and in relation to a crime, and focuses on the ways law enforcement can gather and analyze evidence involving drones. Topics include gathering evidence both internal and external to the drone, as well as methods for manually processing flight logs and displaying data in Google Earth.

    Presented by: Jerry Jones, NW3C

    FC 102 - Financial Investigations Triage (Oct 2018)

    This course provides an overview of the actions investigators can take at the outset of a financial crime investigation. Students learn to ask critical questions, gather documentation, and analyze information for leads. Topics include obtaining and working with financial records, interviewing witnesses and suspects, and using investigative strategies for different types of financial crimes.

    Learn How to Combat the Human Trafficking Epidemic Using Advanced Research Initiatives

    October 25, 2018

    Join the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence for the webinar “Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Human Trafficking Epidemic” on Thursday, November 1 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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