The ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in social distancing and even isolation of both the general population and public safety professionals.  This new remote workspace and workflow reality, safeguards for minimizing human interaction while accessing agency critical facilities, combined with cancellation of face to face training events has led to … Continue reading Investigators, Examiners, and Analysts Working Remotely: Police and Prosecutor COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities

The essence of any good investigation, is the conviction of the person's responsible for committing those crimes. This Webinar will focus on testifying in court and the post arrest process in preparing for trial. This webinar will also focus on what to incorporate or not incorporate in your reports. We will discuss how to negate … Continue reading Surviving and Thriving in the Court Room

The ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in social distancing of the general population while law enforcement professionals are still on the job. Key to rule of law is proper investigation of crime and collection of relevant evidence to support prosecution. This new law enforcement operational reality, safeguards for minimizing human … Continue reading COVID-19 Considerations for Collecting and Handling Digital Evidence

Criminal investigators and analysts need to understand how it is possible for people to conceal and obfuscate their identity and location on the Internet.  Two primary methods are through the use of proxies and virtual private networks (VPNs).  This ability to hide one’s identity and location on the Internet can be both a challenge and … Continue reading What Investigators Need to Know about Hiding on the Internet: Proxies and VPNs

NW3C offers daily Capture The Flag (CTF) Challenges at https://nw3.ctfd.io/ .  Challenges are designed to help forensic examiners hone, refine, and practice their skills.  The CTF scoreboard encourages friendly competition. Solution videos are  available following the challenge conclusions. This webinar will provide information on developing a forensic toolkit not only to help solve CTF challenges, but also to … Continue reading Building Your Capture The Flag Tool Kit

Python is a powerful programming language designed with the beginner in mind. With its endless tutorials and extensive libraries, Python is a perfect addition to any officer or analyst’s repertoire. Python for Law Enforcement is a four-part webinar series that is geared for law enforcement. Attendees will start from the beginning and learn what Python … Continue reading Why’d it have to be snakes?: Python Programming for Law Enforcement Part 1

While the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for everyone, it can present unique challenges for police officers and their families. With much of the world enforcing shelter in place mandates to slow the spread of COVID-19, law enforcement personnel represent one of the essential professions who cannot stay home and law enforcement families are left facing … Continue reading Law Enforcement and Family Wellness During COVID-19