CJC-5005EN - Social Media and Open-Source Intelligence

Course Description

Course topics include:

• Applying open-source research to law enforcement
• Utilizing open-source databases for identification
• Social media’s role in investigations
• Documenting open-source research
• Open source versus legal process

Attendees will learn the following:

• What open-source databases are available to the investigator and how to use them to conduct investigative analysis
• The proper way to document open-source research and preserving data for discovery
• How to research social media platforms for viable information and corroborating through other means
• Understand the difference between open-source research and protected information that requires legal process
• How to identify/locate subjects by conducting practical case studies using open-source databases and platforms