The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in collaboration with the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) is pleased to announce “Social Media and Open Source Investigations: Leveraging Information to Solve More Investigations” training presented by In Charge Consulting.  

Description:

Digital data as evidence in investigations is well established and set to play a progressively more significant role in the future. A lack of understanding of the types of readily available digital data and what to do with it once you’ve acquired it from the various providers, can result in a tremendous amount of value-rich information being left undiscovered – information that can inevitably make or break cases.

This two-day Social Media and Open Source Investigations course is designed to teach Analysts and Investigators how to legally utilize and exploit Open Source and Social Media intelligence in their respective roles. Digital data plays a vital role in making informed decisions in criminal investigations. Attendees will be shown how to conduct covert online investigations using advanced search techniques. Attendees will be shown relevant and current case studies to reinforce some of the unconventional investigative methods taught in the course. Attendees will learn the most recent case law that allows them to use these techniques in their investigations.  

Attendees will learn what digital data is available, why the specific data is valuable, what data to seek based on case particulars, and how to write court orders and/or search warrants to obtain the data successfully. Attendees will be shown how to correctly manage the data received for posterity and discovery requirements and how to exploit the data received for actionable leads and intelligence. Attendees will leave equipped with knowledge and skills, positioning them to leverage this data in investigations better. 

Those who have utilized the techniques provided in this training have realized more significant case closure and solvability. Attendees will experience a substantial decrease in time spent identifying, acquiring, and analyzing digital data, generating more actionable leads, experiencing higher conviction rates, more significant plea dealings, and related greater overall job satisfaction. 

Who should attend: 

This training is open to sworn law enforcement officers and analysts.  

Partial In-service Credit: