Skills for Investigators

This suite of courses is design to support staff
working in the various fields of the investigation
and evidence gathering arena that require
knowledge in their respective areas of work.

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Dealing with the Cyber Enabled Suspect

This course is for investigators who are required to deal with cyber enabled criminals and require additional knowledge to support their investigation process.  The course provides insight and techniques in the following areas of dealing with an offender; Preparation phase – research and tactics conducted before arrest
Warrant execution – considerations when searching a technically proficient offenders address
Forensic strategies – What can be recovered from digital forensics
The interview – The intricacies of interviewing the technically competent offender
The defence – Negating defences put forward of a technical nature

Law and Legislation

We have found many students attending our courses are relatively new to their workplace and lack the knowledge of legislation required in the field of digital investigation, especially once they embark on activity being conducted under an authority.  This course is designed for investigators to provide an understanding of the various laws, legislation and regulations in relation to conducting research and investigations within the internet.  It covers all aspects from the local working practices to European case law for ECHR breaches.  The course is taught by our legal lead, a qualified barrister and Dr of Law and an experienced practitioner to ensure learners receive the best all round legal training that is overlayed with operational cases studies and tradecraft considerations.

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Fundamentals in Forensic
Linguistics

The one true constant in digital investigations is the written word.  Even if all you have is a username, this has been chosen by the bad actor and as such may tell you something about the author.  Forensic Linguistics is the science of investigating the written word.  Sorinteq have been one of the pioneers in understanding the importance of Forensic Linguistics in digital investigations and we are proud to offer this unique course.  Learners will be shown how to conduct an assessment of text and the art of the possible when working with a Forensic linguist.

Fundamentals in Evidence

If you are new in your role as a digital intelligence or evidence gatherer then you may feel you have a lack of understanding in the requirements for the recovery of evidential product from your research and investigation elements. This course is designed to equip learners with the skills to recover evidence to an appropriate standard for court or other course of actions. Includes statement writing evidence recovery and exhibit recording.