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In this 90-minute training session, "Navigating Human Trafficking: Awareness and Effective Responses," participants will gain a foundational understanding of human trafficking while focusing on practical techniques and approaches to ensure successful interactions and positive outcomes for victims and survivors. The session includes an overview of human trafficking, defining its various forms and shedding light on its prevalence. This concise yet comprehensive introduction includes definitions, myths and stereotypes, federal law, considerations, and case examples.

Threat actors are increasing their use of the Internet, social media and apps to conceal and advance their trafficking operations. Open-source information can provide investigators with intelligence and investigative leads related to narcotics and human trafficking operations. This webinar will provide attendees with introductory methods related to open-source information collection as it applies to identifying online profiles and activity related to narcotics and human trafficking.

Join us to explore IoT through the optics of the investigator and the examiner. Let us examine the most popular IoT technology, essential planning in any case, how to identify and search for relevant technologies at search or crime scenes, what digital evidence is available locally versus remotely, what tools are available to assist in collection and analysis, what should you know about IoT related legal process, and where to obtain additional resources, focused training, and technical assistance.

This course focuses on the modern challenges with introducing digital evidence in court. In this course, we cover both Brady and admissibility requirements and explain what steps need to be taken to ensure digital evidence can be introduced and effectively used at trial. Takeaways from the course include best practices for visual presentations and a mock exam template.

Just a mile away from the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a woman is shot during a nighttime stroll in a public park. It is the latest in a bizarre series of events, three years into a five-year missing persons investigation. Closing the case will take years of work, dozens of search warrants, and two weeks of testimony. This presentation will provide a case study of the investigation and prosecution of a no-body homicide.

In 2011, FBI agents were concluding a routine liaison visit with officials at DuPont Pioneers offices near Des Moines, Iowa when one of the agents asked if company officials had any unusual activity recently. Specifically, they were looking for anything that may involve targeting the companys intellectual property (IP). The company official subsequently detailed a recent incident where an Asian male had been found digging in one of their grower fields. Grower fields operate like laboratories where companies can test their products.

This course redefines fitness for law enforcement officers, focusing on long-term health instead of peak physical ability. In this course you will learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout your career and how to address challenges like injuries and shift work. By creating a personalized plan and sustainable habits, you will gain the tools to achieve your wellness goals and live an active life from the academy through retirement.? This is the first course in the STORM (Strategic Training for Organizational Resilience and Mindset) series.

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.

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.

Are you a law enforcement professional seeking to sharpen your investigative skills in the digital age? Look no further! Our upcoming webinar will equip you with the tools and strategies needed to excel in online investigations using Google, Bing, and others. During this webinar, you will learn how to master advanced queries, including how to create precise Google and Bing "dorks" (advanced search queries) to uncover specific online mentions. You will also discover techniques to limit searches to specific parameters, such as keywords in titles, URLs, or results from specific domains.