In the modern cyber-world, almost all criminal investigations have an online aspect that can be used to further investigations and more quickly solve otherwise difficult cases. Join us to examine open source online intelligence/information and learn how to leverage free platforms, databases, and web applications to strengthen criminal cases. Uncover little known facts and techniques to optimize results using online search engines and online internet resources, which will support your investigations and prosecutions. Learn how to complete and serve search warrants for a variety of electronic information and databases to further all types of investigations. Develop new skill sets to establish contacts and open-source intelligence networks to provide ongoing criminal and threat intelligence in your jurisdiction.
Explore strategies for conducting comprehensive sexual assault investigations. Learn how to support victims, gather and maintain evidence, manage crime scenes, conduct effective interviews and interrogations, utilize investigative resources (SANE nurses and support services), and prepare cases for prosecution.
Take steps toward implementing a successful CART by bringing together a team of experts whose knowledge, skills, and abilities will be beneficial in a child abduction case. Join us to learn how to develop a multidisciplinary CART for responding to endangered, missing, or abducted children. Hear about the impact a child abduction has on the family and learn the fundamentals of developing an effective responsive CART team. Examine incident command considerations, search and canvassing operations, CART activation, and resources to improve the response, investigation, search, and canvass activities associated with missing children investigations.
Many Native Americans on Tribal probation have a conviction or history of domestic violence. In fact, many have a history of multiple convictions and have demonstrated no inclination to change their violent behavior. Tribal probation departments often struggle with how to supervise domestic violence offenders, and where to refer them to for rehabilitative services. In the meantime, victims and the community remain at risk from these offenders. Learn the problem of domestic violence within tribal communities and explore ways to assess the risk of these offenders to commit further acts of interpersonal violence including lethality to the victim. There are a number of risk assessment instruments and research-supported risk factors that can help probation officers to better supervise and monitor these offenders. Research shows that the best way to reduce domestic violence reoffending is a combination of supervision and treatment strategies.
Explore the intersection of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and child sexual abuse investigations. Successful collaboration with multidisciplinary team (MDT) members hinges upon a shared understanding of common STIs, appropriate timing and methods for medical evaluation, and the forensic interpretation of STI diagnoses.
Learn the best approach with children who are alleged victims of child abuse in the initial phases of a case, after a concern has been identified. Develop the basic skills and techniques necessary to engage a child in such a way as to minimize suggestibility but still provide support, beyond what is taught in a First Responder Training. Review best practices in identification of a concern and learn to engage these children in a way that maximizes positive case outcomes and minimizes potential behaviors that can hurt cases.
Enhance your agency’s AMBER Alert activations by utilizing new strategies. Examine training requirements and procedures for activating an AMBER Alert and gain an in-depth review of current best practices, trends and analytics, and industry leaders. Explore current abduction trends, laws related to mandatory notifications, yearly statistics, and resources available during an activation.
Test the organization’s response in conducting an initial investigation into searching for a missing or abducted child using the Incident Command System. Employ strategies and responses in mitigating and resolving the emergency. Participate in a multidisciplinary tabletop exercise to build cohesiveness within the investigative team when responding to an emergency.
This Community of Practice session is part of a series, please see About Section below for details. Corrections work today is far more challenging than it has ever been. There are a lot of great practices and ideas about how to help clients succeed and protect communities. This series of Communities of Practice (CoP’s) is designed to provide information on issues and best practices in corrections (specifically probation and reentry professionals) working in tribal communities. Please join us to learn and share over the next several months.
Explore the elements of conducting successful comprehensive security surveys and design for businesses, government offices, college campuses and schools, houses of worship and residences within your community. Focus will be on developing organizational, mechanical, and natural security measures. This course relates to law enforcement, security officials, architectural design specialists and other government officials looking to improve security in their community buildings.
