Added January 15, 2026

Social Media and Open Source Investigations

Summersville, WV · May 18, 2026 · 8 hours · $225.00

Instructor

Nick Jerman

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Description

Social Media and Open Source Investigations is a law enforcement training course covering Social Media, Computer & Internet, Investigations. This course is designed for officers looking to improve field performance, decision-making, and practical effectiveness.

Reviews for this course

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Harold Zech
PA · Attended 6/2/2025

Very eye opening. Huge for navigating social media platforms, and accessing tools available for building solid investigations. Highly recommend

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Angelo Rudolfi
PA · Attended 6/2/2025

Nick is very knowledgeable in this area of expertise and learned a lot about Social Media investigations.

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Kevin Sweeney
PA · Attended 6/2/2025

Great content that will immediately help with day to day open source investigations

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Will Huff
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

This is the best social media and OSINT course I’ve taken in my career. He jams so much great info into a one day course.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Genesis Verdeja
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Amazing class! Nick is a wealth of knowledge. Will definitely be utilizing all the resources provided.

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Zachary Tamayo
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Fantastic class that showed different tools used to locate data, intel, and keep officers safe on the internet in a day and age where data is critical evidence and your footprint stays everywhere

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Taylor Stinson
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Amazing class and instructor

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Richard Koller
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

I've taken this class 3 times. 2 in person and once online. Excellent course! It's essential when trying to stay up to date with all the social media apps.

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Cody Robinson
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Incredible class! Highly recommend!

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Austin Johnson
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Great course for anyone wanting an encyclopedia of online resources to track down and put criminals in jail. Great course, great instructor.

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JOHN DOUGHARTY
TX · Attended 5/9/2025

Great info from this course!

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Crystal Pierce
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Nick is an excellent instructor for the Social Media in human trafficking investigations. He is very knowledgeable on the topic and obviously aware that not all attendees are as tech/computer savvy as others and delivers the information in a way that is easily understood by all.

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Brittany Randall
VA · Attended 3/27/2025

Nick provided excellent information regarding OSINT. I highly recommend attending to better help your investigations.

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kalvin thornton
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

This class is awesome

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Betty Sixsmith
VA · Attended 3/27/2025

I come to the conference every year just to see this presentation. So informative and always updated.

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Nick Barrett
VA · Attended 3/27/2025

Awesome class. Didn’t realize how much information you can gain from these website

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Megan Heun
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

This is such a huge amount of information. Well presented. Great tool for investigators.

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Alicia Ross
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Very helpful information

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Geoffrey Wells
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Nick did a great job including the guests and made the presentation entertaining. He was also a wealth of knowledge and provided amazing tools to use for furthering investigations.

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Lindsay Greene
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Nick Jerman is one of the most knowledgable people when it comes to social media investigations.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Chanel White
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Very entertaining and informative! Definitely kept my attention and I left with so much new knowledge.

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Mason Heun
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Great course!!!! So much information in a short amount of time.

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Hillary Sadler
IL · Attended 3/27/2025

Helpful and concise course

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Isiah Barkley
MD · Attended 3/27/2025

Short session but learned great info. Would like to do a full class at some point

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jim Hanna
CA · Attended 3/7/2025

Really good course! I definitely learned some techniques that I’ll use immediately.

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