In partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) and the High Tech Crime Institute (HTCI) are teaming to deliver the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Special Investigative Techniques (SIT) – Cell Phone Investigation, Collection and Law course at no cost to ICAC Task Force members and other investigators. This course provides crucial...

The U.S National Institute of Justice and its Electronic Crime Technology Center of Excellence (ECTCoE) have commenced a national study to assess the needs of State and Local law enforcement agencies to combat electronic crime and all crime that involves digital evidence. This is a 10-year follow up to the 2001 Needs Assessment. It will be used by the The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) to obtain funding and establish funding priorities...

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has launched CrimeSolutions.gov, a one-stop shop for information about programs that work in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. This website is a credible resource to inform practitioners about what works using the best available evidence in order to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions address crime effectively and...

Trace Evidence Symposium sessions to be streamed live online Can’t get to the 2011 Trace Evidence Symposium?  Major portions of this event will be available at no charge via online streaming. The symposium, Science, Significance, and Impact, co-sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory Division will be held August 8–11, 2011 in Kansas...

For those agencies facing the January 1, 2013 deadline for narrowband compliance, the FCC released Public Notice DA 11-1189. This notice defines the process for requesting a “temporary” waiver. The criteria is extremely narrow itself and the FCC advises each request will be closely scrutinized. To view a pdf file of Public Notice DA 11-1189 go to link...