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Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association

Digital Video Evidence: The Quest for Accuracy and Competence Jan Garvin, MCSFS Executive Director Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association

LEVA Background �Established 1989 �Annual training conference � 1999: First LEVA forensic video class conducted �FBI Academy hosted LEVA classes until 2004 �University of Indianapolis home of the LEVA Lab

LEVA Forensic Video Certification Program �Forensic Video Analyst �Forensic Video Technician �Each valid for three years �Renewal requirements include 80 hours of additional training

Analyst vs. Technician �Certified Forensic Video Technician Designed for individuals who process video and still imagery, but do not perform full analysis Has performed video evidence processing for at least one year Successfully completes Level 1 and Level 2 within three years

Analyst vs. Technician �Certified Forensic Video Analyst Has performed video evidence processing for at least two years Meets electives requirements Successfully completes LEVA’s four core courses within six years ▪ ▪ Level 1 Forensic Video Analysis & the Law Level 2 Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing Level 3 Photographic/Video Comparison Level 4 Advanced Forensic Video Analysis & the Law Passes the face-to-face assessment with LEVA’s Certification Committee

A Strategic Partnership

LEVA Training Courses � Level 1 "Forensic Video Analysis & the Law” 40 hrs � Level 2 "Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing” 40 hrs � Level 3 "Photographic Video Comparison” 45 hrs � Level 4 "Adv Forensic Video Analysis & the Law” 40 hrs � FFmpeg "A Dynamic Forensic Video Workflow” 40 hrs � Forensic Imaging Techniques 16 hrs � Audio Forensics Analysis 24 hrs � DVR Basic Byte Level Analysis 40 hrs � DVR Recovery 40 hrs � Expert Witness Testimony 24 hrs

How Many Have Attended LEVA Classes? �To date: 3, 021 LEVA Lab Singapore United Kingdom Oman Canada Classes throughout U. S. �Plus attendance at 26 years of LEVA training conferences

What US Agencies Have Sent Students? Federal Bureau of Investigation US Secret Service US Postal Service US Department of Agriculture US Fish & Wildlife Service Immigration & Customs Enforcement Internal Revenue Service State Attorney’s Offices

What US Agencies Have Sent Students? Drug Enforcement Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms National Security Agency Central Intelligence Agency Department of State Department of Defense ▪ Air Force Office of Special Investigations ▪ Naval Criminal Investigative Service ▪ Army Criminal Investigation Command Sultanate of Oman Geneva, Switzerland Police Department

International Students Have Come From. . . Canadian Security Intelligence Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police UK’s Home Office Her Majesty’s Forces Singapore Police Force Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Government Lab of Hong Kong Economic & Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria Abu Dhabi Police Dubai Police Digital Forensics Center of Thailand

International Students Have Come From. . . Swedish Cyber Crime Center INTERPOL Costa Rica’s Laboratory of Forensic Science Agency Italy’s Ministry of Defense Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior Royal Bahamas Police Abu Dhabi Police Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice The Royal Gendarmerie of Morocco State Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro

Jan Garvin, MCSFS Executive Director, LEVA Email: training@leva. org Website: www. leva. org