Registration Deadline: March 31, 2025. This training is available to law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials only. **Participants are encouraged to bring computers and mobile devices (with hotspot if possible) to class to follow along with investigative work flow exercises based on real world cases solved by using the techniques illustrated in this course. You will also be participating in hands-on learning by exploring real time open source data/information and applying that information to criminal case examples.** Training Schedule: May 5 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (ET) May 6 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (ET) **For information concerning continuing education units, please view our [policies](ncjtc.fvtc.edu/policies#continuingeducation) page.**

Past participants had this to say... "The instructor was great, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and provided a lot of useful information." "I will use a lot of the resources and websites the instructor provided—great tools for an online investigation!" "I now have the resources I need to fine tune search warrants." "I gained new and different ways to search for information on the internet." **Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:** * Use online, open source resources for all types of criminal investigations | Identify and use online, open source resources to gather information for criminal investigations | Conduct effective online searches using a variety of tools and techniques | Analyze and synthesize online information to develop leads and theories of the case * Learn to utilize social media to assist in investigations | Understand how criminals use social media | Identify and locate social media accounts of interest to an investigation | Extract and analyze social media data to gather evidence and identify suspects * Learn to safely use the internet when conducting online investigations | Be aware of the risks and challenges of online investigations | Protect your identity and privacy when conducting online investigations | Use proper legal and ethical procedures when collecting and using online evidence * Create and maintain online personas for investigative purposes | Create and maintain realistic and credible online personas | Use online personas to gather information, identify suspects, and conduct surveillance * Conduct searches utilizing resources that were learned | Apply the knowledge and skills learned in the course to conduct effective online searches | Use a variety of online resources to gather evidence and identify suspects * Gain real-world search warrant examples and exemplars that can be adopted to your investigations | Review and analyze real-world search warrant examples related to online investigations | Learn how to draft and obtain search warrants for online evidence * Learn to protect your personal and the privacy of your family | Take steps to protect your identity and privacy online

This training is available to law enforcement, prosecution, and related court officials only.