Probation/Parole Officers

NW3C FC 101-Financial Investigations Practical Skills (FIPS) (May 2018)

The "Financial Crime (FC) 101 - Financial Investigations Practical Skills" (FIPS) course provides hands-on training at a basic level. Students develop the practical skills, insight, and knowledge necessary to manage a successful financial investigation from start to finish, including the acquisition and examination of financial records, interview skills, and case management and organization. Additional topics include securities fraud, insurance fraud, financial exploitation of the elderly, financial profiling, and state-specific statutes and legal issues.

NW3C-FC 105 - Financial Records Examination and Analysis (FREA) (May 2018)

The "Financial Crime (FC) 105 - Financial Records Examination and Analysis" (FREA) course covers the acquisition, examination, and analysis of many types of financial records, including bank statements and checks, wire transfer records, and business records. Topics include recognizing and investigating common indicators of fraud, using spreadsheets to facilitate analysis and pattern recognition, and financial profiling. There is a strong focus on presenting financial evidence in multiple modalities: spreadsheet data outputs, graphic representations, and written/oral presentations.

Effective Use of Teams in Probation & Parole

The probation field is difficult to attack alone. Using “supervision teams” is a strategy that has been popularized nationally in the probation field by the increased success of specialty courts, including drug courts. Specialty courts have continued to improve on strategies to assist probationers in making positive behavioral change.

Intel Collection Part 2: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Intel Collection

With the vast amount of data available and the calls for stopping law enforcement's access to data, this two-part webinar series will act as a guide through it all. Part two will cover tracking and using international phone numbers, Internet Protocol addresses, social media tools and techniques, tips for legal process to social media companies, and free law enforcement tools. The webinar will also discuss rules for using social media in investigations.

ISIS Tactics: Bombs, Drones and Kids: What Every Cop Needs to Know

The landscape of terrorist attacks has changed, the frequency of attacks has increased, and the targets are anywhere or anyone. Cops play a crucial role, as they are positioned to be the first and last line of defense. This webinar will take a look at ISIS tactics; the people committing acts of terrorism; intelligence collection before, during, and after an event; training; and event preparation. The webinar will look at how ISIS is convincing its followers to take up arms and what that might mean in the immediate future.

Jailbreaking to the Roots: a Forensic Approach to iOS and Android Device Rooting

This webinar will provide a forensics examiner's approach and views on jailbreaking modern iOS devices and rooting Android devices to further investigations and verify artifacts. Attendees will be provided other topics and information to provoke thought and inspire new ideas for forensic examinations. Additionally, this webinar will act as a primer to highlight new topics that will be covered in a new class on the horizon from the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).

How Virtual Currency is Changing the Way We Investigate

This webinar will discuss the impact that virtual currency has on investigations. Starting with a brief introduction on what virtual currency is, how to get it, and who is using it and why, the presenters will then discuss some high profile cases, such as Silk Road and the recent Alpha Bay and Hansa takedowns.

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