One of the goals of the Vermont Internet Crimes Task Force is to facilitate training within the Vermont Law Enforcement community from patrol officers to detectives to prosecutors. Participation is open to all Vermont Law Enforcement agencies and personnel, and there are varying levels of task force involvement. If you are a Vermont Law Enforcement Officer and your agency is interested in participating in task force operations, please send your inquiry to Kris Carlson.

The following links have been compiled to assist law enforcement in obtaining information about ongoing training opportunities in the areas of child exploitation, Internet and computer investigations, and computer forensics. In addition to these links, when the task force hosts or provides training within Vermont, this page is updated with that information and announcements are sent to our affiliates via our listserve.

Key government and law enforcement training resources and organizations contracted to provide law enforcement training:

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC)

International Association of Computer Investigation Specialists (IACIS)

National District Attorney's Association — American Prosecutor's Research Institute (NDAA-APRI)

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

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Vermont Colleges and Universities with applicable courses and programs:

Champlain College - A training and education partner with the VT ICTF
Computer & Digital Forensics program - Center for Digital Investigation (C3DI)

Norwich University - Computer Forensics

For an exhaustive list of institutions providing education in computer forensics, please visit www.e-evidence.info/education.html.

Private companies offering training on specific software tools:

Access Data, Inc.

Guidance Software, Inc.

New Technologies, Inc.

Paraben Software, Inc.

Technology Pathways

X-Ways Software Technology

Additional Law Enforcement Resources:

U.S. DOJ Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Gary Kessler.net (Article library | Cyberforensics/cybercrime URLs)

E-Evidence.info

High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)

Forensic Focus

If you or your agency/company provide training beneficial or applicable to law enforcement investigations or forensics in the realm of Internet or computer crime, and you would like to be included in this resource list, contact us via e-mail.