FY 19 Student Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence Educational Opportunities Program

BJA’s Student Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence Educational Opportunities Program was an innovative new program in FY 2019 that identified institutions of higher education as partners to further educational opportunities for students in the fields of computer forensics and digital evidence. The program is designed to prepare students for employment in federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies that are charged with the prevention, investigation, and response to economic, cyber, and high-tech crimes.

The University of Baltimore’s project is developing a Cloud-based Cyber Investigation Case Simulator (CCICS) to enhance students’ learning experience in the field of certified Forensic Document Examiner (CFDE) education at the University of Baltimore (UB) and Towson University (TU). Specifically, the project is designed to: (1) evaluate current CFDE curricula at UB and TU and how they align with the needs of local, state, and federal law enforcement; (2) enhance and expand curricula by incorporating real-world cyber investigation case studies; (3) build CCICS into a publicly accessible online community for CFDE professionals; (4) expand CCICS to enable students to identify internships, cooperative work, and job opportunities; and, (5) seek new partnerships to enhance the development and implementation of the project.

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BJA’s Student Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence Educational Opportunities Program is an innovative new program that seeks to partner with an institution of higher education to further educational opportunities for students in the fields of computer forensics and digital evidence. This practical and academic program will better prepare students for employment within federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies that are charged with the prevention, investigation, and response to economic, cyber, and high-tech crimes.

CA/NCF