OCTOBER 25-26, 2021--Las Vegas, Nevada
This new and contemporary, two-day Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) "Technology Seminar" combines law enforcement technology legal experts with world-class industry technology experts. It adds case law and legal insights from experienced lawyers to give you real world answers and solutions on how technology can help or hinder investigations and how it can be used to protect or to jeopardize officers. There is no other seminar that will give you proven, evidence-based information that you can take back and immediately begin implementing.
Technology is all around us and used by most everyone, but few people (including many law enforcement officers and administrators) really understand how it is used, how it can be used, and how it is often used to prosecute and/or defend officers accused of wrongdoing or to bring offenders to justice.
Digital technology is revolutionizing a range of sectors and law enforcement is no exception. Today, more than ever, case law is being forensically driven in many areas of the justice system. Law enforcement contacts, in the field or in-custody, are often recorded by private and/or in-house video cameras. These images have been used to support claims of misconduct and of excessive force by the traditional media and through social media channels.
Video footage has been used to prosecute law enforcement officers in the court of public opinion, even before a case makes it to court or arbitration. (As an example, investigators learned during the Ferguson, MO arrest-related death of Michael Brown that 90 percent of select community groups got their news primarily from Twitter). However, images can and have also been used by law enforcement agencies to disprove those claims. Understanding the power and the limitation of video, the accuracy of images, and their preservation as evidence--is of growing importance to law enforcement administrators and attorneys representing law enforcement.
Additionally, as law enforcement officers look to investigate crimes and as prosecutors look to prepare their cases, digital evidence such as social media and/or video footage has become increasingly important. Too often, there are shortcomings in the processing of video images to accurately portray what occurred. Social media information is too often not collected or obtained properly. This creates evidentiary issues for investigators and lawyers. The “CSI effect” where juries expect technology and forensic evidence to prove a crime is well documented.
Presenters will explain the intersection of privacy versus law enforcement technology, and how to efficiently process digital information and the potential problems if data are not correctly processed. Recent outcomes of technology-driven events will be discussed with guidance on how to avoid technology pitfalls that can harm investigations, lead to officer prosecutions, and erode community trust. Learn how technology can be used as a force multiplier, along with how to use it to get convictions.
Seminar topics include:
The seminar is being held at The Orleans Hotel, Tropicana Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, and will also be available ON-DEMAND (in early December) through the AELE Online Education Center. Special hotel room rates ($44 per night, plus $31.99 resort fee) are available using the following discount code: AELJ21C.
Seminar Tuition: $595 per person for "live" attendance in Las Vegas; $495 per person for On-Demand. Tuition includes lunches (live attendance only), certificate, digital workbook, presentations, and more). Register here.
Technology is all around us and used by most everyone, but few people (including many law enforcement officers and administrators) really understand how it is used, how it can be used, and how it is often used to prosecute and/or defend officers accused of wrongdoing or to bring offenders to justice.
Digital technology is revolutionizing a range of sectors and law enforcement is no exception. Today, more than ever, case law is being forensically driven in many areas of the justice system. Law enforcement contacts, in the field or in-custody, are often recorded by private and/or in-house video cameras. These images have been used to support claims of misconduct and of excessive force by the traditional media and through social media channels.
Video footage has been used to prosecute law enforcement officers in the court of public opinion, even before a case makes it to court or arbitration. (As an example, investigators learned during the Ferguson, MO arrest-related death of Michael Brown that 90 percent of select community groups got their news primarily from Twitter). However, images can and have also been used by law enforcement agencies to disprove those claims. Understanding the power and the limitation of video, the accuracy of images, and their preservation as evidence--is of growing importance to law enforcement administrators and attorneys representing law enforcement.
Additionally, as law enforcement officers look to investigate crimes and as prosecutors look to prepare their cases, digital evidence such as social media and/or video footage has become increasingly important. Too often, there are shortcomings in the processing of video images to accurately portray what occurred. Social media information is too often not collected or obtained properly. This creates evidentiary issues for investigators and lawyers. The “CSI effect” where juries expect technology and forensic evidence to prove a crime is well documented.
Presenters will explain the intersection of privacy versus law enforcement technology, and how to efficiently process digital information and the potential problems if data are not correctly processed. Recent outcomes of technology-driven events will be discussed with guidance on how to avoid technology pitfalls that can harm investigations, lead to officer prosecutions, and erode community trust. Learn how technology can be used as a force multiplier, along with how to use it to get convictions.
Seminar topics include:
- Video Recordings (Body-worn cameras, community cameras, private cameras, drones)
- Video Recordings: Shortcomings and the Need for Forensic Analysis
- Drones, including their proven role as First Responders
- Social Media (legally cultivating information during investigations and as evidence)
- Artificial Intelligence and its Increasing Role in Policing
- Less Lethal Technology (Electronic Control Devices, Bola Wrap, etc.)
- Developing Compliance Training using Technology
- Evidentiary Issues with Technology
- Future of Technology in Criminal Justice training and education
- Don Zoufal, Esq.
- Jeb Brown, Esq.
- Michael Brave, Esq.
- Chief Al Youngs, Esq. (ret)
- Jonathan Lewin, Chief (ret.), Chicago Police Department
- Michael Chiocca, Detective (ret.) Chicago Police Department
- Craig Allen, LTC (ret.) Illinois State Police
The seminar is being held at The Orleans Hotel, Tropicana Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, and will also be available ON-DEMAND (in early December) through the AELE Online Education Center. Special hotel room rates ($44 per night, plus $31.99 resort fee) are available using the following discount code: AELJ21C.
Seminar Tuition: $595 per person for "live" attendance in Las Vegas; $495 per person for On-Demand. Tuition includes lunches (live attendance only), certificate, digital workbook, presentations, and more). Register here.