Intro to Hi-Tech Crime Investigations

This course provides Police Officers & Investigators, Crime Analysts, Digital Forensic Examiners, and Prosecutors with a foundational understanding of investigative techniques used in hi‑tech and digital crime cases. Students will learn legal authorities used to obtain digital evidence including grand jury subpoenas, search warrants, and exigent circumstance requests. The course introduces digital forensics, cellular record analysis, tower dumps, vehicle forensics, internet investigations, and child exploitation investigations. Students will need a laptop or windows tablet (NO IPAD) with internet capability.
Day 1 Schedule
• Introduction to High-Tech Crime Investigations
• Legal Process: Grand Jury Subpoenas, Search Warrants, Preservation Letters, Exigent Circumstances
• Service Provider Records and Investigative Returns
• Call Detail Records (CDR) Overview
• Cell Tower Fundamentals and Sector Analysis
• Mapping Historical Cell Site Data
• Digital Forensics Fundamentals
• Evidence Handling and Forensic Imaging
Day 2 Schedule
• Child Exploitation Investigations Overview
• Online Platforms and Peer‑to‑Peer Networks
• IP Address Attribution and Subscriber Records
• Digital Evidence in Child Exploitation Cases
• Vehicle Infotainment and Telematics Forensics (BERLA)
• Timeline Reconstruction and Investigative Correlation
• Case Study Exercise
• Courtroom Preparation and Reporting