Improving Cybercrime Knowledge and Forensic Skills

The University of Notre Dame is expanding and enhancing its existing forensic education and internship program that involves a partnership between the Computing & Digital Technologies 5 Program (CDT) and the Cybercrimes Unit in the St. Joseph County (Indiana) ProsecutorÂ’s Office (SJCCU). Under the terms of this partnership, SJCCU hosts students from the CDT program as interns during the academic year and summer. The handful of students now participating operate as sworn law enforcement investigators to work on all aspects of SJCCU criminal cases that involve digital evidence. Interns are involved in all aspects of case prosecution, including forensic examination, search warrant development and execution, and court testimony. NCA/NCF

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