Justice Information Sharing

Hash, encryption, full disk, file based, and the list goes on! Words used correctly and incorrectly when examiners discuss or even report on evidence. This webinar is intended to lay the framework for a factual understanding of how encryption and hashing are used in our digital investigations. Real world applications of hashing, and encryption will be shown, with an emphasis on how they impact investigations in 2020. Questions such as: "Does the application encrypt data?", "How is it encrypted?", and "Why can't I decrypt it?" will be discussed.

Autopsy is a free and open source digital forensics platform with many features comparable to those found in the leading commercial tools. It can be installed on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. In part 1 in a two-part series, this webinar will start by walking through setting up a new case and exploring effective tool usage. Attendees will then learn digital forensics best practices and methods for quickly locating items of evidentiary value.

This webinar will highlight the experiences, efforts, and needs of first responder agencies relative to exposure to traumatic stressors specific to the opioid crisis.

Using information gathered from interviews with mid- to high-level supervisors from several local law enforcement agencies, as well as fire department and emergency medical services staff, speakers will discuss insights into the awareness of this work’s impact on first responders, the measures agencies have taken to minimize negative effects on staff, and products or tools needed to advance these efforts.

The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing invites you to join their complimentary virtual conference “4th Annual American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference” on June 1–2, 2020. This conference will help attendees develop their understanding of evidence-based policing, network with police professionals from around the world, and receive expert insights on the evolution of policing from prominent speakers.

This virtual meeting will provide an overview of the current statutory framework for community supervision and prison release that enables a rapid response to COVID-19 and highlight policies of concern to states during the pandemic. Attendees will also hear from practitioners about how policy is playing out in the justice system and have an opportunity to ask questions.
 

*This virtual meeting is made possible through the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public safety performance project.

The National Conference of State Legislatures invites you to attend their upcoming “COVID-19: Justice Responses for Community Supervision” webinar on May 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide an overview of the current COVID-19 community supervision and prison release procedures, as well as highlight policies of concern to states during this pandemic. There will also be the opportunity for attendees to ask the featured practitioners questions.

The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund invites you to livestream the Annual Virtual Candlelight Vigil” on Wednesday, May 13, at 8 p.m. ET. The Candlelight Vigil will honor law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

This year, 307 names are being engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC, adding to the nearly 22,000 killed in the line of duty already memorialized there.

Join the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund along with law enforcement leaders, celebrities, U.S. officials, and American icons as they come together to pay tribute to our fallen law enforcement officers in a livestreamed Candlelight Vigil.

The “Victim Counsel Coordination Part II: Preserving Victims’ Rights” webinar is now available on the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s YouTube page. This was the final installment in the “Victim Counsel Coordination” webinar series, supported by the Association of Prosecuting Attorney’s Capital Case Litigation Initiative.

The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Team is continuing their new interview series, Meet the SAKI Experts! This series of brief interviews will highlight SAKI TTA’s partners and consultants and their roles on the SAKI project. During each event, a member of the SAKI TTA Team will conduct a virtual interview with the featured subject matter expert.