High Tech Crime First Responder E-Learning Programme

Who Should Attend?


This course is designed for staff who carry out investigations, interview victims, witnesses or suspects or conduct searches of people, premises or vehicles as defined in the Integrated Competency Framework (ICF).

Course / Module entry requirements


No pre requirements are necessary for this course as it is an entry level course for staff who meet the criteria set out above.

No. of courses being run


This course is available to all staff 24 hours a day, 365 days per year by visiting www.ncalt.com and registering.

Dates and Venues

N/A

Course / Module duration

This course will take around 4 - 6 hours and does not have to be completed at one time.

Methods of delivery

This is an e-learning course.

Assessment process / accreditation details

Students progress through an introductory and five further chapters in sequence and successfully complete a knowledge check at end of each chapter before moving on to the next one.

Additional Information

Force computers are configured differently and you may see a message on screen telling you that you need additional software in order to access the programme.

In this event and for any other technical enquiries, please contact your local IT support department.

For bookings and enquiries, please contact

Tel: 01480 401856

Cost to HO Forces

This course is available to all UK police staff as an e-learning product and is free of charge.

Cost to non HO Forces

This course is free of charge to all others although a small charge may be levied by NCALT to cover licence fees.

Overview


Any officer or member of staff regardless of length of service, may be a 'first responder' at a digital crime scene. NPIA has worked in conjunction with the National Centre for Applied Learning Technologies (NCALT) to develop an e-learning module on high tech crime that is available on the NCALT Managed Learning Environment at www.ncalt.com.

Aims


This course provides a background to high tech crime. It explains the operation of the internet, its services, its use by criminals and how law enforcement bodies can effectively deal with this.

The course will equip you with a basic level of knowledge and skills to handle situations where you are required to deal with the victims of high tech crime or preserve a high tech crime scene.

Objectives


On completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Define High Tech Crime and state a case that included a high tech element
  • Summarise how technology can be used to assist crime
  • Explain how high tech crime can rapidly develop into an international problem
  • Define the legal basis of traditional and modern crimes involving high tech equipment
  • Describe the parts of the internet and give a simple explanation of how it works
  • Describe the world wide web and how it works
  • Explain the differences between the internet and the world wide web
  • Define the following technologies: - Email; On line communities; Internet Relay Chat; Online Groups; Instant Messaging
  • Identify different ways the internet can be used for criminal purposes
  • State how to deal with criminal situations that involve: - Email; On line communities; Internet Relay Chat; Online Groups; Instant Messaging
  • Give examples of questions to be asked of victims of high tech crime
  • Describe the procedures and guidelines that need to be followed when dealing with digital evidence
  • State the four ACPO Principles for electronic evidence for the seizure of computer based evidence
  • State the correct procedures when seizing equipment in relation to what to seize and how to seize
  • Explain how to label a seized computer
  • Explain how to correctly package and transport equipment
  • Locate the relevant people in your force to contact if specialist assistance is required
  • Identify different types of high tech devices that may be linked to the crime scene
  • Identify different types of PDAs and mobile phones and state the correct procedures when seizing PDAs
  • Describe other types of digital devices that may be used for high tech crime activities and explain how to correctly seize them