Social Media & Online Investigations
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Date: Thursday, January 28, 2027
Ends On: Friday, January 29, 2027
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 27, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/28-29/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Ends On: Friday, January 29, 2027
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 27, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/28-29/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
New Lenox Police Department
Instructor: Jeffrey GermanNew Lenox Police Department
200 Veterans Parkway
New Lenox, IL 60451
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New Lenox, IL 60451
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
Course Description:
Law Enforcement Officers, Police Crime Analysts, and Prosecutors will learn the skills needed to conduct internet-based investigations along with obtaining data from Social Media companies with a court order. Students will be introduced to Open-Source Intelligence Techniques (OSINT) that can be used to obtain evidence and information about offenders without the need for legal orders. Students will be introduced to Internet Protocol and the Dark Web. Advanced Google Search Techniques will be discussed along with tips on creating online identities for Online Investigations. Students will work with a forensic mapping tool to analyze Snapchat geolocation data.
Upon Completion:
Participants will have a better understanding of different Social Media companies commonly used and how to identify their target’s Social Media accounts. Participants will know how to preserve and obtain data that is stored by Social Media companies either through a Court Order or through Open-Source Techniques. Participants will be knowledgeable in the device location data kept by some Social Media Companies and how this location data can be obtained and forensically mapped. Participants will know about techniques on how to create anonymous online profiles that can be used to investigate subjects. Participants will know more about Internet Protocol and how perpetrations can be identified by IP addresses. Participants will know how to go beyond the normal Google Searches by using Advanced Google Search techniques. Participants will have knowledge of over 250 free websites that can be used to learn valuable intelligence on any type of investigation.*This course is funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board LHI Grant.
This training covers the following mandates:
- Civil Rights - .50 hours
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - .50 hours
- Procedural Justice - 6 hours
- Lead Homicide Investigator - 16 hours
