This 36-hour course is designed to provide law enforcement personnel with the foundation skills and knowledge to investigate computer related crimes. The course addresses relevant laws, recognition of high technology crimes, and basic computer evidence collection and preservation. Case studies are used to illustrate successful and sometimes less successful investigations. Students will experience tools and techniques commonly used in computer crimes. This is a stand alone overview of Computer Crimes. It is also intended to be the first in the series of Computer and High Tech classes offered by the CA Department of Justice. It lays the foundation for later classes that include Internet investigation, Computer Digital Evidence Recovery, LAN investigation, and the PC and Mac Forensics classes.

No Prerequisites. This is a stand alone overview of Computer Crimes. It is also intended to be the first in the series of Computer and High Tech classes offered by the CA Department of Justice. It lays the foundation for later classes that include Internet investigation, Computer Digital Evidence Recovery, LAN investigation, and the PC and Mac Forensics classes.

Who Should Attend:

Law enforcement personnel assigned to high technology crime investigation units, white collar crime units, fraud or forgery units, identity theft units as well as individuals whose primary responsibility is to seize computer evidence/equipment discovered at crime scenes. This course satisfies the PC 13515.55 requirement for supervisors.

Class Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students will better understand how computers are used to commit crimes, recognize the types of evidence that may be found, understand how and where computers save information, be able to seize the computers and digital evidence, and develop expertise to respond to common computer crimes.

Class Outline:

Computer Crime Schemes and Techniques (Online, Counterfeiting, ICAC, Skimming, etc.)

Working with the Computer Forensic Examiner and Understanding the Limitations

Resources to Assist Investigations

How Computers Work and Store Data

Seizure of Computer Crime Evidence

Search Warrants for High Tech Crimes

Legal Issues with Electronic Data and Equipment

Introduction on Infotainment Systems, DarkWeb, and Cryptocurrency Investigations

Cost

This is a tuition free course for Law Enforcement.