MOCIC's 30th Annual Conference and Training Session

ALL MOCIC TRAINING IS POST ACCREDITED

Opening Session: Wednesday, September 15

Visions of Courage

Presented by Bobby Smith, Ph.D.

Bobby Smith began his law enforcement career in 1975 in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1986, while a trooper with the Louisiana State Police, he was shot in the face and blinded in the line of duty. Since that time, he has provided training and counseling for law enforcement, fire fighters and emergency personnel going through various traumatic events. He has spoken to groups in every major city in the United States and in several countries abroad.

This session will present and discuss critical incident issues and how trauma affects the individual mentally, physically, emotionally and behaviorally. Everyone experiences the unfortunate reality of emotional and physical loss. Concepts will be presented that help overcome the tendency to avoid or suppress emotions that will not go away and that will impact relationships and careers.

General Session: Thursday, September 16

Emerging Foreign and Domestic Threats: What Every Security Leader Must Know

Presented by Colonel Jennifer Hesterman, USAF (retired)

This dynamic presentation will address many topics of interest to security professionals, from the 30,000 foot strategic view to the last line of defense at the operational level. The presentation will discuss the foreign terrorist organization designation process and take an in-depth look at the most dangerous international groups, both established and emerging. Attendees will explore the phenomenon of global organized crime and study its impact on our national security, with a special focus on human trafficking. Transitioning to the domestic threat, the presentation covers the rising danger of extremist groups, the Lone Wolf, anti-establishment actors and gangs. After an update on the crisis at the Mexican border, the focus will be on the “nexus” – how all of the threats are connected, and the actual and potential sharing of resources and techniques by dissimilar groups. Other escalating security issues, such as kidnapping, piracy, cyber threats and new terror financing methods, will also be discussed. Attendees will hear an insider’s perspective of the various agencies involved with the fight against terror, as well as the current assessment of the threat and new engagement activities. Finally, attendees will learn about emerging studies from the academic world that may yield new asymmetric methods for fighting terrorism.

Jennifer Hesterman is a retired Air Force colonel with 21 years of active duty experience. An expert in the counterterrorism field, she is a full professor at American Military University and senior analyst for The MASY Group, a Global Intelligence and Risk Management firm that supports both the U.S. government and leading corporations. She is also contributing editor for The Counter Terrorist magazine and a guest lecturer for federal and state law enforcement agencies.

Break Out Sessions: Wednesday and Thursday, September 15 and 16

Crime Scene Latent Print Processing and DNA Collection

Presented by Rick Sutton, Courtney Workman and Allison J. Unthank

This four-hour session is designed to give attendees the confidence to perform DNA collection techniques and latent print processing in the field. The attendee will learn how to locate, collect and preserve DNA evidence in the field. They will also learn how to locate and develop latent fingerprints from many different surfaces. Many of the latest procedures used in crime scene evidence collection will be demonstrated in this session.

Rick Sutton has been in law enforcement for 27 years. He was a latent print examiner and crime scene specialist at Mesa (AZ) Police Department for 22 years. Mr. Sutton has received over 900 hours of specialized training in crime scene-related topics and over 300 hours in fingerprint-related work during his tenure. He has conducted training in latent prints, crime scene processing and evidence collection to law enforcement in both Arizona and Missouri for the last 24 years and is considered an expert as a latent print examiner. Mr. Sutton is currently employed with the Missouri State Highway Patrol-Troop D Springfield Crime Lab as a latent print examiner and has been with the Patrol for approximately two years.

Courtney Workman holds a BS in Biology, a BA in Chemistry and a MS in Cell and Molecular Biology. Ms. Workman is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Science and has more than three years of experience as a DNA analyst in the DNA Case Work Section of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D Crime Laboratory in Springfield (MO).

Allison J. Unthank holds a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology and a MS in Forensic Molecular Biology. Ms. Unthank has more than six years experience as a DNA analyst, working in the DNA Case Working Section of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory in Springfield (MO), the DNA Unit of the Albuquerque (NM) Police Department and in private industry.

Investigating a Street Gang

Presented by Lt. Shawn Williams

Violence drug dealing and illegal weapons are just a few of the threats associated with street gangs. This two-hour session will provide attendees with the tools they need to gather intelligence on street gang members, develop reliable informants and utilize that intelligence to build a criminal case. It will cover involving and working with other agencies and your prosecutor in order to reach a common goal. The techniques discussed are based on several successful federal prosecutions that would not have been possible without cooperation and intelligence sharing between multiple agencies.

Lt. Shawn Williams began his police career as an officer with the Brownsville (TN) Police Department in 1989. During his tenure, he has served as a patrol officer, a criminal investigator and an investigator in the department’s initial Street Gang Investigation Unit. He is currently the director of investigations for the Brownsville Police Department. Lt. Williams and his department participated in a federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation that lasted from 1998 to 2005 and resulted in the successful arrest and conviction of 22 upper echelon members of the local Black Gangster Disciples. He is currently the president of the Tennessee Gang Investigators Association and the parliamentarian for the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations. Lt. Williams has given and received thousands of hours of instruction in street gang identification and investigations and is a Tennessee P.O.S.T. approved instructor in both.

Internet Investigations – From Search Warrants to IP Intercepts

Presented by Patrick Runyan

In the age of e-mail and social networking, valuable information is available to law enforcement through the Internet. This two-hour presentation focuses on the technology that people are using on the Internet and how law enforcement can tap into these valuable resources. Learn more about social networking sites and virtual worlds, and how you can use these tools to your advantage in an investigation.

Discover how search warrants, IP pens, undercover IP intercepts and full Title III intercepts can help gather intelligence and evidence to solve cases. Real case examples are presented to demonstrate the importance of using the Internet and to provide ideas on how you can use this in your own investigations.

Patrick Runyan is currently the Midwest Sales Manager for Pen-Link, Ltd. Prior to joining Pen-Link, Mr. Runyan worked as the International Sales Manager for Transcrypt International, a manufacturer of encryption modules for police 2-way radios and 256-bit AES encrypted Wi-Fi solutions.

Power Speaking – Making it Memorable!

Presented by Ted Freeman, Jr. and Ted Freeman III

This two-hour course is a speaking program for beginning or experienced speakers that covers the Ten Commandments of Power Speaking, the Seven Deadly Sins of Presenters, putting “M.I.R.A.C.L.E.S.” in your presentation and the Speaker’s Beatitudes. Attendees will learn what to do and what not to do, to make their presentations memorable. Undersheriff Ted Freeman, Jr., and Assistant Fire Chief Ted Freeman III, a father-son team from New Jersey, join forces for this dynamic and popular training program.

Ted Freeman, Jr., is an undersheriff with the Monmouth County (NJ) Sheriff’s Office, where he has served eighteen of his forty-four years in public safety. A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Ted has a background in municipal, county and state law enforcement, as well as in secondary and adult education. Ted has served as a teacher, patrolman, investigator, municipal administrator, chief warrant officer, chief sheriff’s officer, undersheriff, acting sheriff and state investigator, as well as director of training for a national law enforcement association. He is a state-certified teacher (K-12), certified trainer, police instructor/trainer, a certified WMD instructor and a frequent presenter at national public safety conferences. He has also authored numerous articles for public safety periodicals.

Ted Freeman III is an assistant fire chief with the Ancora State Hospital Fire Department in New Jersey. Ted has a background as a teacher, special police officer, patrolman, state investigator and fire official, and is a sergeant with the New Jersey National Guard. Ted is a certified instructor with the National Sheriffs’ Association First Responder Program and has been a frequent presenter at National Sheriffs’ Association Conferences. In addition, he has authored numerous articles for public safety periodicals.

National Gang Perspective

Presented by Christina Falzon

This two-hour presentation will focus on street and prison gangs in America and will address relationships between various gangs and the challenge they pose for law enforcement. Current gang activities will be presented and emerging trends will be analyzed.

Christina Falzon has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice and a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology. She has been a staff analyst for the National Gang Intelligence Center for the past two years and specializes in criminal street and prison gangs.

Organized Commercial Crimes

Presented by Sgt. David Lake and Apollo Robbins

Attendees will get a unique perspective of organized commercial crimes in this two-hour presentation. Topics will include the economic impact of the groups involved in this activity, as well as a look into their shadowy world. Sgt. David Lake of the Phoenix (AZ) Police Department will share his extensive knowledge and experience in investigating this prevalent criminal activity, taking attendees from concept to practical application. For the first time in one presentation, Sgt. Lake will team up with Apollo Robbins, a master in the art of deception, who will share his perspective on deception and how it can help this type of criminal avoid detection. The combined perspectives of a master of manipulation and a master of investigation is certain to challenge even the most experienced investigators and the way they view the investigative process.

Sgt. David Lake is a 21-year veteran with the Phoenix Police Department and a pioneer in the field of organized commercial crimes. Shortly after he purchased a retail store in 1998, Sgt. Lake began studying the methods of victimization that he and his peer business owners were experiencing and why the government was ineffective in helping. This experience has afforded him the dual perspective that enables him to simply and effectively address the legislative, administrative, law enforcement and business perspectives on this complicated criminal activity. Sgt. Lake has been invited to present to over 200 business and law enforcement groups around the nation and has testified before his state legislature regarding organized retail theft legislation. He has also been invited by the U.S. Department of State to speak on commercial crime issues in Brazil and Mexico.

Apollo Robbins is a unique combination of performer, speaker and consultant. Mr. Robbins’ performances utilize pick-pocketing and sleight-of-hand to demonstrate proximity manipulation, diversion techniques and attention control. This unique set of skills has led to several national television appearances, as well as both corporate and academic speaking engagements. He has used his skills to help private corporations beef up their security against individual thieves and organized theft rings.

GPS Forensics for Investigators

Presented by Ben LeMere

This two-hour presentation will discuss the types of information that can be extracted from GPS devices and used as evidence in a criminal prosecution. This is not a technical class, but will leave the attendee with a basic knowledge of how a GPS device works and the type, amount and manner in which information is stored and retrieved. This presentation will be valuable to any criminal investigator.

Ben LeMere has more than 14 years of military and federal government service and is widely recognized as a subject matter expert in GPS forensics. His career has afforded him extensive technical, analytical and operational experience. He currently serves as a contractor for the Department of Defense as a certified Computer Forensic Examiner and Project Manager. Prior to this position, Ben was responsible for developing and implementing one of the first GPS forensic analysis programs for the Department of Homeland Security.

Seizing Electronic Evidence

Presented by John Phinizy

This two-hour presentation will discuss search and seizure considerations when dealing with computers and incorporated programs. It will also deal with special issues involving the authentication of information contained on computers and special considerations that come into play should privileged information or Privacy Protection Act materials be encountered during a search of computers.

John Phinizy is currently a legal instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Artesia (NM). Mr. Phinizy was an officer in the United States Army in the Military Intelligence Branch and conducted counterintelligence investigations for eight years. He worked both foreign and domestic cases. While attending Baylor School of Law, he was an investigator with the Bell County (TX) Prosecutor's Office. Upon graduation from law school, he was prosecutor in Bell County and, in 1990, he was appointed as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) and remained there until coming to the FLETC in May 2007. Mr. Phinizy was one of five prosecutors on the Branch Davidian case out of Waco. He spent his last five years in the WDTX assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Austin, Texas.