Social Media and Open Source Investigations
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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Warr Acres Police Department
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Social Media and Open Source Investigations
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Embark on a journey into the ever-expanding landscape of social media platforms with Jerman's cutting-edge course. Gain proficiency in navigating, searching, and exploiting major social media networks. Uncover the secrets of lesser-known platforms, learn to link social media accounts to investigative targets, and harness the power of current OSINT websites and search techniques. "Social Media and Open-Source Intelligence Techniques" goes beyond the basics, delving into essential topics such as utilizing software and applications post-training, preserving data for court, and mastering the intricacies of crafting subpoenas and search warrants for social media data. Jerman even reveals the art of extracting crucial information from suspects' posted photos. Tailored for all ranks within a police agency, from patrol officers to chiefs, this innovative course empowers attendees to swiftly and confidently extract information, enhance online investigations, and safeguard themselves and their families on the internet. Recognizing the rapid evolution of social media influenced by modern political, policing, and societal issues, Jerman ensures that his class remains a beacon of up-to-date knowledge. As a participant, consider bringing a computer and a WiFi Hotspot to class, not mandatory but highly encouraged. This allows you to actively emulate the taught techniques as Jerman covers them, ensuring a hands-on and immersive learning experience. Elevate your investigative prowess and stay ahead of the curve with "Social Media and Open-Source Intelligence Techniques" — where expertise meets innovation in the digital age.
Great perspective and update on necessary case law that can be used for tactical response and patrol response to high stress incidents. Also, great for new operators whonare just starting out in high stress situations in what is lawful and why.
Must take for all SWAT officers, team leaders, command and dept administrators
I appreciate his understanding of life as a cop.
I honestly just took this course because it's new information to me that I have not yet been taught on, and it surprised me with really useful tools that I will immediately put into practice!
Better than I thought. This is an excellent course for a quick refresher.
Class was extremely informative and gave links officers can implement immediately.
One of the best classes I’ve been in, and I would highly recommend!
I did internet crimes against children investigations 12 years ago. All the technology has changed. This was a fantastic class to get current tools, tips, and trends. Policing has become more technology based as criminals have started using social media and internet services.
Great course!
The instructor was very knowledgeable and did a great job of getting classroom participate
This class should be mandatory for all patrolman hoping to learn more about narcotics and current drug trends. The instructor is by far one of the most knowledgeable individuals regarding the material. A passionate instructor who cares about each student learning in his class.
Hands down the best course I’ve been to. Would highly recommend to any LE officers.
Outstanding class, giving good information when interacting with someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
Very informative and allows you to view things from a different perspective.
Great class. instructor was very knowledgeable and did a good job breaking down the class material.
Informative class from a different perspective!
Amazing class with important and valuable information
Awesome insight into the deep next level drug world
Outstanding course! Very good information and knowledge from the instructor.
Outstanding course! Very good information and knowledge from the instructor.
This was a really good class. The instructor is very knowledgeable in the areas that he was teaching, plus he keeps the class engaged by asking questions. After sitting in this class, there was no doubt that the instructor not only knew what he was talking about, but was confident and passionate about the subject he was teaching.
I did not realize how much more obtainable information was until I went to this class. I really enjoyed getting more tools for the toolbox.
Great class, instructor is very knowledgeable. A lot of information thrown at you in such a short amount of time unfortunately.
This was a great class. The instructor was incredibly knowledgeable and communicated effectively. TONS of information.
Excellent class. So many sites and social media outlets that I was not aware of. A lot of notes and pictures were taken so as to retain as much of the information as possible. Heavily saturated with valuable information.
Excellent content provided in an interesting presentation. Extremely knowledgeable. Interactive Class.
This class is extremely beneficial for a wide array of members of law enforcement positions.
The class was great very informative And will be a great exit for me completed my criminal investigations.
Extremely useful and beneficial source if you are wanting to look into social media and open source investigations. Presentation was also excellent.
This class was great. Nick was extremely attentive and helpful. Very engaging and had great content. Very knowledgeable and yet welcomed other’s opinions. Super refreshing.
Good information.
Great class! Super informative in the background of the drug world.
Great class that gives a great overview of drug trafficking!
Very informative, information is useful for anyone chasing product on any level
Very informational from a different point of view, from how these organizations operate!
This course does a good job of making officers look at the big picture and opening up your eyes from just locating street level/end user drugs.
This was amazing. I learned that I am searching EVERYTHING wrong and you can really dial in on open source data and gain a ton of information prior to writing your warrants. Every Officer in the Country needs to take this course. If I can understand it anyone can!
Great resources and practical application
Great review of a lot of material and also some new material.
Helpful information to obtain for on patrol and over investigation. I learn so much from this class and was really an eye opener on what was available on the internet.
Opened my eyes to how much information is out there.
Provided invaluable resources and information on the use of social media and open sources in the process of an investigation
This class gave me lots of ways to go back and attempt further leads on previous cases
Great course, a ton of open source information. Easy to understand.
This course provided great resources for furthering investigations.
Very good class! I learned a lot that will be useful in my job.
This class is very informative and has helped me tremendously in my investigations.
Very informative class! A lot of useful material for present day and future policing
Great class info you never knew you could use
This was a great class I really learned a lot.
Provides many options for social media investigation.
Very useful set of tools and tip as well as experience that goes into the training. I will definitely be using some of these in my own investigations.
Great course with a TON of useful sites and investigation tools
Great training and information for identifying and locating people.
Great class
Holy s**t that was a lot of information. Definitely recommend for all levels of law enforcement!!
I enjoyed the class and learned a lot.
This course was more informational than I thought it would be. There are so many resources I did not know about that are available for free.
The class was a wealth of knowledge that is very applicable to modern policing. I recommend this class for anyone in law enforcement regardless of their role wanting to expand their knowledge on open source investigations.
Great class. I didn't realize how little I knew about this subject until I was in the class. Material was presented in an easy to understand, practical fashion to allow immediate application of techniques. I highly recommend this course to anyone that is involved in investigating social media or tracking someone down. A+
This course is a must if you are any sort of investigator looking to identify persons, accounts, associates and how to navigate numerous online databases.
This class has opened my eyes on so much that I didn’t even realize that I was not aware of. I highly recommend this course!
This class is practical, and the amount of investigative resources available is amazing! I was able to put the techniques I was learning into practice as I was going through the class. This is a great class for everyone no matter if a patrol officer to detective/investigator. Highly recommend it!
Outstanding information that has already benefited my current on going investigations.
Great learner friendly in-depth course. If any further classes are put out diving into other popular apps/platforms I will be signing up for those as well.
I’ve attended Nick’s class in the past and I am hooked. This was another great class full of useful resources. By attending this class you will save a lot of time looking for the useful tips and OSINT resources.
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