“Preferential sex offenders no longer need to lurk in parks and malls.  Instead, they can roam from chat room to chat room, trolling for children susceptible to victimization.” 

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention  June 4, 2003

Location of Training:       Natick Police Department

                                             20 East Central Street

                                             Natick, MA 01760

Dates:                                 April 12, 2012

Registration/Check-in:   Thursday, April 12, 2012

                                  7:30am - 8:00am

Class Hours :                    8:00AM - 4:00PM

Recommended Hotel:    TBA

Directions:                        Please use www.mapquest.com 

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Tomorrow's police officer, will inevitably be involved with more and more crimes involving the Internet.  Perhaps one of the most hideous uses of a computer is one in which pedophiles seek interaction with young victims, online, in the safety of the child’s own home.  Unfortunately, some of these chat room conversations lure children into the hands of someone who is anything other than what they portray online.

Learn from one of the foremost experts in the nation as to what you need to know so that you can inform the citizens of your community the dangers that may exist within the confines of their own homes.  If a situation is brought to your attention, where do you begin?  What do you need to know before you go undercover, online yourself? How do you work with an Internet Service Provider (ISP)? What special verbiage should be included in your affidavit?  What exactly should you attempt to seize via your search warrant?  What challenges may you face when you attempt to take the pedophile down?

• Introduction to the phenomena. 
• Who are these offenders?
• What is child pornography?
• Where and how do these offenders operate?
• Associated sexual deviance. 
• Email, list serves and chat rooms.
• Subpoenas, search warrants and statutes.
• Establishing an undercover persona.
• Online strategy.
• Case examples.
• Online tour and demonstration.

"I have had dozens of cyber-crime training classes.  Hands down this was the best instructor!"

Officer Joe Zanghetti, Walpole, MA Police Department

"Very good information from an experienced investigator."

Special Agent Bob Blackmore, FBI, Boston Office

"Very fluid. Instructor kept classes attention.  The course was an eye-opener."