Investigative Applications of Technology

Registration:  https://homefrontprotect.com/InvAppTec110724

Cost: $95

With the proliferation of intelligent devices, the amount of investigative information readily available to today’s investigators is increasing daily. Utilizing multiple technologies available in any investigation will corroborate data across different data sets, provide investigative leads, and potentially minimize scrutiny from defense experts. Students will learn the type of data available from various sources and how to analyze that data for evidence, additional leads, or sources of information. In addition, students will learn more about resources for gathering and analyzing data, potential legal issues, and demand requirements. Course Topics Include: • Telephone Service Providers • Call detail records/cell sites, historical location data, Pings/Pens, TIID • Forensic extractions from cellular devices • IoT/wearable technologies • Vehicle modems, connected technologies, infotainment system extractions • Wifi devices- war driving and other location information • Apps and other connected programs- historical and intercepts • Video- canvassing, recovery, preservation, and presentation • LPRs- sources of data • GPS- sources of data, use of devices • Resources to assist investigators • Legal considerations and legal demand requirements • Use and testimony of collective intelligence and evidence 

Instructor: Detective Steve Owens serves with the Lancaster City Police Dept in the Violent Crimes Unit. He is also assigned as a Task Force Officer with the FBI Capital City Violent Crime Task Force. Detective Owens holds both A and B certifications under Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act. He is a court-recognized expert in Cellular Telephone Records Analysis and Mapping in the Common Pleas Court of Pennsylvania and the Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Det. Owens is a trained Cellebrite Certified Operator and Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, conducting and analyzing cellular telephone extractions in his role. He has completed training with the FBI in cellular telephone mapping as well as the FBI Digital Imaging and Video Recovery Team (DIVRT).