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IA300 Advanced Criminal Intelligence: Tradecraft and Analysis

This three-day course is dedicated to studying the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative data analysis and how to formulate arguments in support of criminal investigations and intelligence. Students will learn about data management techniques and a disciplined process to clean and standardize data in preparation for analysis. The course will also explore several common investigative objectives, including the discovery of associations between people and entities, the correlation between unlawful activity and suspects, behavioral affinities, and predictions. The course will introduce the Enterprise Theory of Crime and how to use network analysis to formulate conclusions about the structure of criminal organizations, their players and roles, the identification of facilitators, charting of financial arrangements, and connections to unlawful activity. The course enables the production of valuable, accurate, and efficient logical inferences produced by collecting data related to unlawful activity.

Digital Evidence Basics for Non-Technical Investigators

This is the replacement class for Securecube.

This course will familiarize Non-Technical Investigators related to the fundamentals of handling digital evidence which may present in the course of their investigations. The course will address the digital evidence source landscape, collection and preservation, examination and authentication, and considerations for managing third party sources. The student will receive a broad and balanced understanding of how digital evidence can enhance their investigations and the fundamentals of handling such evidence.

Presented by:
Jim Emerson, Vice President, High Tech Crimes, NW3C

IA103 Introduction to Strategic Intelligence Analysis

This course introduces analysts to the broader concepts of connecting the dots through link analysis. A critical portion of conducting a successful analytical investigation is the ability to link together and understand the complexities of the connectedness between people and organizations. Introduction to Link Analysis (ILA) expands on the basic principles of link and association analyses explored in the Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT) while building a framework for more advanced methods such as social network analysis.

Expanding basic knowledge of link and association analysis
Explaining the process of social network analysis
Understanding the visual mapping and mathematical components associated with link and social network analyses

IA102 Introduction to Link Analysis

This course introduces analysts to the broader concepts of connecting the dots through link analysis. A critical portion of conducting a successful analytical investigation is the ability to link together and understand the complexities of the connectedness between people and organizations. Introduction to Link Analysis (ILA) expands on the basic principles of link and association analyses explored in the Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT) while building a framework for more advanced methods such as social network analysis.

Expanding basic knowledge of link and association analysis
Explaining the process of social network analysis
Understanding the visual mapping and mathematical components associated with link and social network analyses

Guardianship Evaluation Worksheet: Toolkit for Judges Hearing Guardianship Cases

Judges who preside over guardianship cases are often required to make determinations of capacity and to decide whether to appoint a guardian to protect individuals who are unable to make decisions on their own behalf.

What are the Top Digital Evidence Issues in 2024?

NW3C conducted listening sessions for BJA hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General at the National Cyber Crime Conference in April 2024. Join us to review the comments of your colleagues from across the US as we posed a range of important questions regarding digital evidence, legal complexities, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Presented by:
Jim Emerson, Vice President, NW3C

NW3C does not share attendees personally identifiable information with any third party without opt-in consent given during registration.

Intelligence Analysis: Asked and Answered Cohort 2

Join experts from NW3C and the National Network of Fusion Centers as they provide thoughtful and detailed answers to the intelligence analysis questions you submit. In this session, our panel has a wealth of experience with managing intelligence analysts and intelligence projects. This panel will provide perspectives from large and smaller intelligence units at the local and state law enforcement levels.

Presented by:
Heaven Henwood, Lae Enforcement Analyst Supervisor, Philadelphia Police Dept.
Deepak Kukade, Itelligence Analyst, Minnesota Fusion Center
Randy Stickley, Lead Intelligence -Targeting Analyst, KACE Company
Trevor Knight, Production Managern District of Columbia Fusion Center

Crisis Communications: Navigating and Utilizing the Press

Today with the advent of Internet Press and social media, Press Outlets can get information, factual or not, out in a matter of seconds. Your investigation or incident can become viral, making it challenging to navigate. This webinar will go over some techniques on crisis communication and navigating the press. We will discuss how to make sound bites to the press advantageous to you and how to avoid getting trapped and used by the press. Ultimately, the press is unavoidable in certain instances and knowing what to say or not say can help you maneuver around them.

Presented by:
John Pizzuro, CEO and Co-founder, Raven

NW3C does not share webinar attendees personally identifiable information with any third party without opt-in consent given during registration

The content, views, and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the individual presenters and do not represent official policy, opinions, or view of NW3C.

NDCAC Resources for Law Enforcement in the Digital Age

The NDCAC is a national center established under the Department of Justice designed to help facilitate technical knowledge management, to foster the sharing of solutions and know-how among law enforcement agencies. Their mission is to strengthen law enforcements relationships with the communications industry, leverage/share the collective technical knowledge and resources of the law enforcement community, and address challenges posed to law enforcement by advanced communications services and technologies. This one-hour webinar will introduce you to the many resources available through the NDCAC to include technical solutions, training, investigative tools (social media search warrant parsers and open-source searches), and analytics.

This webinar is live only and will not be available on-demand

Presented by:
Christopher Tucker, Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations

NW3C does not share webinar attendees' personally identifiable information with any third party without opt-in consent given during registration.

The content, views, and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the individual presenters and do not represent official policy, opinions, or view of NW3C

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