Training

Often viewed as a nuisance as opposed to a crime, swatting calls have become extremely common over the past decade. Intertwined with the online gaming culture, swatting has become so popular that there are Discord, YouTube, and Telegram channels dedicated to it. Many police departments feel that these cases will often lead them outside of their jurisdictions, or even their country, and thus they are fruitless and pointless investigations. Nothing could be further from the truth!

Over the next year, a team of local and state experts will be providing you with all the basics to get you and your team started with building a cryptocurrency program. We will discuss why you need to know about crypto and how current scams use it. We will give you the basics including how it works, how to seize it, how to store it, and how to return it to victims. We will talk about how to engage with exchanges and how to read their returns. We will provide you with best practice information and sample warrants.

Early identification and recovery of digital evidence are critical for an investigation, and the amount and types of technical evidence have grown exponentially. This webinar will discuss digital "footprints" that can help you during your investigations, no matter your technical background. We will discuss victim-based, suspect-based, and location-based ways of finding evidence to include innovative ways of seeing a crime scene through different technologies.

Early identification and recovery of digital evidence are critical for an investigation, and the amount and types of technical evidence have grown exponentially. This webinar will discuss digital "footprints" that can help you during your investigations, no matter your technical background. We will discuss victim-based, suspect-based, and location-based ways of finding evidence to include innovative ways of seeing a crime scene through different technologies.

O.J. Simpson was charged and acquitted with murdering two persons in a widely televised, 9-month jury trial, following a violent attack in June 1994. He was then found liable for their wrongful death in a later civil trail. This presentation will first provide an overview of the trial evidence and identify investigative challenges with this case. Then the presenter, an experienced former federal prosecutor who was not involved in the trials, will describe the present and emerging high technology and digital evidence that might be available if the same crime happened in 2023.

In this webinar, the audience will get deeper knowledge and understanding about how to enhance their investigations by utilizing Radio Frequency Technology. Topics covered during the session will be: Identifying and capturing cell towers at crime scenes Validating CDR records Event planning for potential mass casualty incidents Identifying towers during physical surveillance Basics on what is RF surveying Presented by: Lt. Eugene Kim, Beverly Hills Police Department Magnus Hedlund, Vespereye

Dr. Craw will discuss how departments can take a more proactive approach to mental health, focusing on the role of effective, authentic communication.

Departments nationwide are being inundated with reports of cryptocurrency facilitated crimes, specifically investment fraud. This webinar will cover the fundamentals of investigating fake cryptocurrency exchanges and "pig butchering". Attendees will understand the various ways these fraudulent services, such as DeFi "wallet drains," from taking the initial report to furthering the investigation.

This webinar will explain how language can be used as a forensic science tool, underlying research rigor, and acceptable application. It will familiarize participants with historical and emerging use in investigations and prosecutions, the potential relevance to online and digital evidence, and the basic legal considerations for appropriate use in litigation.

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.