Juvenile Justice Agencies

This course introduces the information and techniques law enforcement personnel need to safely and methodically collect and preserve digital evidence at a crime scene. Topics include recognizing potential sources of digital evidence; planning and executing a digital evidence-based seizure; and the preservation, packaging, documentation, and transfer of digital evidence.

*Prepare. Prepare to respond to an incident or crime scene where digital evidence may be present.
*Identify. Learn tow to identify relevant sources of digital evidence in an ever-evolving landscape.
*Collect. Learn the proper methods of digital evidence collection.
*Preserve. Build upon the three previous principles to ensure valid and legal preservation of digital evidence can occur.

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

This course provides the advanced skills and knowledge necessary to analyze data on iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad) and Android devices at an advanced level. Students use forensically-sound tools and techniques to analyze potential evidence, employing advanced techniques to uncover evidence potentially missed or misrepresented by commercial forensic tools. Topics include identifying potential threats to data stored on devices, available acquisition options, accessing locked devices, and the default folder structure. Core skills include analyzing artifacts such as device information, call history, voicemail, messages, web browser history, contacts, and photos. Instruction is provided on developing the hunt methodology for analyzing third party applications not supported by commercial forensic tools.

Mobile device hardware fundamentals. How mobile devices work, store data, and interact with a variety of networks.
Device handling. Properly preserving data for imaging and analysis. Identifying potential threats to data integrity.
Device acquisition and security. Acquisition options (physical, logical, device backups). Bypassing passcodes and properly defeating encrypted backups of iOS devices.
Advanced analysis techniques. Mounting images, partitioning scheme and default folder structure, types of artifacts (plists, SQLite databases, etc.).

Tradecraft is the analyst/investigators competency. Join Robert Bacon for a discussion of the integrated application of criminal analysis tools, and to learn why analysis is such a vital part of any investigation. He will discuss why it is essential to develop a fact-based argument to support the theory of the criminal case within the parameters set by U.S criminal procedure and the standards of proof needed to progress an investigation and the protection of rights.

Heightening your daily energy level, increasing your strength, and optimizing your health substantially increases your quality of life. Despite having a tightly booked schedule and heavy workload as a law enforcement professional, all of those benefits are still within your reach. You can attain them by properly preparing your work environment, home environment, brain, and body. Join Pinole Police Chief Neil Gang and National Strength and Conditioning Association Tactical Program Manager Mandy Nice for field-tested, evidence-proven best practices. Chief Neil Gang of the Pinole Police Department brings over 30 years of law enforcement and leadership expertise to this presentation. He will share the outstanding best practices he has used to create a culture of wellness and positive morale at his agency.

Mandy Nice, Tactical Program Manager of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), brings over 15 years of professional experience in the health and fitness industry. She will share practical strategies you can use to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Both speakers are subject matter experts for national and international law enforcement organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Subject Matter Experts and more. They share a passion for helping law enforcement professionals lead strong careers with excellent health and quality of life.

Presented by:
Chief Neil Gang, Chief of Police, Pinole Police Department
Mandy Nice, Tactical Manager, National Strength and Conditioning Association

Asked and Answered Episode II: Join a team of experts from the NW3C as they provide thoughtful and detailed answers to the CTF questions you submit. Head over to https://nw3.ctfd.io and click the link on the home page to submit any question regarding CTF, digital forensics, cyber investigations, or information security and A panel of NW3C experts will provide answers during this live session.

It is commonly quoted that only 10-20 percent of cybercrimes are reported to law enforcement. Join Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) as it explores statistics that shed light on the unreported incidents with insight from law enforcement officers, investigators, and justice experts on how to use this information to make your jurisdiction more secure.

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

This course provides hands-on investigative 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 forgery and embezzlement, financial exploitation of the elderly, working with spreadsheets, financial profiling, and state-specific statutes and legal issues.

*Emerging issues. Current trends in various types of financial crimes. Recent cases and their implications.
*Financial records. Learn to obtain and manage bank records, including basic spreadsheeting skills.
*Working with data. Extract leads and draw conclusions from bank records and other financial data.
*Hands-on experience. Work a mock financial case as part of an investigative team.

This one-day course provides foundational spreadsheeting knowledge and skills to enhance workplace productivity. The course covers basic navigation of Microsoft Excel by combining live demonstrations and hands-on exercises.

Work with multiple worksheets within a workbook
Hide, unhide, and protect worksheets
Adjust rows and columns
Use copy and paste options
Find, select, and sort data