Why Cell Phones?
In today’s world, 99% of American adults under the age of 60 possess a cell phone. And these are no longer “just” cell phones: Modern smart phones are connected to every facet of our daily lives, from communications, emails, banking and social media.
Almost every modern criminal investigation involves cell phones at some point. Law enforcement investigators need to understand how to obtain all of the available information from them, and their value in every type of criminal investigation. Oftentimes, a suspect’s cell phone is the single best piece of evidence an investigator can seize.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is offered as a 2-Day (16 hour) virtual course.
This course will explore the methods of exploiting a suspect’s cellular phone, phone company records, and third-party data sources linked to a suspect’s cell phone to locate evidence for investigations involving narcotics trafficking, homicide, sex crimes, gang related offenses, identity theft, and all other types of criminal activity.
This course aims to simplify topics that are oftentimes seen as “technical” by investigators, and includes a focus on location data available from devices, cellular providers, and applications (useful for placing suspects at scenes, locating suspects, and more).
Students will explore challenges with search warrants (including common mistakes made by investigators), dealing with service provider delays, and complying with ECPA.
Attendees will have a greatly increased awareness and appreciation of the evidence and intelligence located in a mobile device and provides students with the tools and training to prepare search warrants to legally obtain that evidence.