Juvenile Justice Agencies

This course will provide insight and information on the topic of wellness and mental health, focusing on stress and resilience in everyday policing. At the conclusion of this course, you will understand how stress affects the brain, alters behaviors and feelings, and tools to build resilience. It is imperative that law enforcement officers understand that to take care of others you must take care of yourself first. Wellness and mental health training is not an option, but a requirement to ensure you can sustain a healthy career and personal life.

This course provides an approach to healthy eating that considers the unique demands of a law enforcement professionals schedule and lifestyle. You will gain the tools to practice good nutrition for both short and long-term benefits. This is the second course in the STORM (Strategic Training for Organizational Resilience and Mindset) series. STORM provides a multidisciplinary approach through seven dimensions of wellness: physical, mental/emotional, occupational, financial, nutritional, family/social, and mindset.

This fifth course in the STORM series aims to improve financial literacy among law enforcement professionals by highlighting its impact on overall wellness. It begins by helping participants understand the importance of financial goals and motivators, then shifts focus to addressing personal beliefs and mindset around money. Participants learn to analyze their financial histories, create adaptable spending plans, and develop strategies for paying off debt. The course emphasizes the importance of building good habits and saving for future goals.

The sixth course in the STORM series explores the unique dynamics of law enforcement as a family-centered occupation, emphasizing the ripple effects of officers experiences on their families. It addresses the challenges law enforcement families face, such as long hours, public scrutiny, and emotional detachment, and highlights the importance of resilience, adaptability, and clear communication to overcome these obstacles. Strategies for building resilience are provided, including fostering positive family interactions, addressing emotional needs, and creating supportive networks.

This course provides skills to law enforcement officers to conduct online investigations using Darknets, to include Tor, Tails, Freenet, and the Invisible Internet Project (I2P). Topics will include operational security for conducting Darknet investigations, how to setup up a research/undercover computer using Virtual Machines (VMs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Android phone emulators, setting up software for Tor, Tails, Freenet and I2P, researching Dark Markets and understanding how to conduct undercover purchases of items for investigations.

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills they need to investigate crimes involving virtual currency. Instructors explain foundational concepts like the characteristics of money, virtual currency, and cryptocurrency. Blockchain technology, proof work, and proof of stake are covered; and students learn how industry-leading cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero) work and how they differ from each other.

Are you curious about when to initiate investigations into domestic partner stalking cases? Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the challenges victims face in reporting crimes and how we can bridge the gaps in knowledge and understanding to support them better. In this webinar, we'll explore the current threat landscape associated with domestic partner stalking and discuss phone apps and their potential for abuse.

Technology has changed the modern crime scene; keeping up with tech advancements and collecting pertinent evidence will continue to grow exponentially. This webinar will discuss the digital evidence that is available and what may be available in the near future. We will discuss cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other forms of evidence. We will provide a plan to manage the collection in an innovative, timely, and practical manner, from what can be done now with some tech to the ideal way of collecting digital evidence.

This webinar is presented in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. With the rapid changes in artificial intelligence (AI) it is imperative that law enforcement and public safety agencies be aware of how AI may impact their job and possibly affect them in their investigations. The instructor for this webinar will take the attendees deep into the criminal use of AI in recent crimes and cases.