The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its the 2024 Law Enforcement Resource Guide for state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement partners. This resource guide, updated annually, highlights the most up-to-date training and resources DHS provides to support law enforcement.

Published by the National Policing Institute (NPI) and the Office for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), this guide is intended to give practical and actionable considerations for large and small law enforcement agencies and communities to help them determine whether to form a specialized unit, and, if so, how to ensure appropriate management, oversight, and accountability.

Funded by the Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), this course discusses how social media platforms serve as vast archives of data that need to be effectively documented and extracted for use in investigations or for future analysis. Preservation of this data is crucial, especially in criminal cases, human trafficking, or child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases. Extracting and safeguarding this information is essential for legal processes and ensuring safety. This webinar focuses on the strategic extraction and preservation of social media data pertinent to investigations. Participants will learn effective techniques to gather, manage, and securely store this critical information without any financial burden. The speaker will present a structured methodology tailored for law enforcement dealing with sensitive cases. The webinar covers three key phases: collecting data, automating downloads, and preserving the gathered information.
By the end of the webinar, attendees will have gained:

• A specialized approach for law enforcement to collect and preserve social media and other types of data
• Access to cost-free tools designed to assist in data collection and management.
• Strategies to ensure the integrity and longevity of crucial evidence.
• Insights into leveraging online information to support cases involving vulnerable individuals.

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET

Published by Police One, this article discusses how the Williamson County, Texas, Sheriff's Office revamped its recruitment and retention strategies successfully to overcome a recruitment crisis in the department. Some of the successful strategies the department utilized were expediting the hiring process, implementing competitive pay, offering innovative training, and updating existing wellness programs.

Hosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this podcast discusses the tragic aircraft bombing on December 21, 1988. In this episode, the hosts will look back on one of the largest and most complex acts of international terrorism ever investigated by the FBI.