Two of the most recognized “women warriors” in law enforcement have teamed up to bring an exciting day of training and inspiration to the police profession.  Sergeants Betsy Smith and Nancy Fatura will lead students through eight hours of intensive, interactive training that will inspire, inform, and provide attendees with updates and information they can use immediately to improve and enhance both their professional and personal lives.

Course Overview:

Each session begins by honoring the sacrifices of our fallen, celebrating our winners, and learning from our history.  The multi-media format keeps students engaged and entertained while we provide officers, agents, dispatchers, trainers, supervisors, managers and all other personnel with an unparalleled training experience:

During this intense session you will be learn:

·        How to have a “Not Today” mindset, on every call, on every shift

• Why “survival” is minimalistic and we must train to WIN!

·        To embrace your role in your own tactics, training, safety and career

·        How to reignite your passion for this profession

·        To properly manage a critical incident physically and emotionally

·        How to embrace warrior ethos regardless of your career path

·        To leave behind the “victim-based” mentality and take control of your own future

·        Secrets to real fitness for real women

·        Recognizing and utilizing the differences between male and female personnel

·        Effective, realistic communication and leadership skills

·        To trust and enhance your natural intuition  

·        How to enhance off duty safety and bring your family into your world

·        To “lead, mentor, and inspire” others regardless of your assignment or tenure

·        How to increase your awareness and overcome the effects of “routine”

·        What it takes to become truly resilient

·        How to utilize “gender intelligence” to improve all aspects of your life

This program is unlike any training course available on the market today and is the culmination of over twenty years of research and experience brought to you by the veteran trainer who developed the original “Street Survival for Women.”  Constantly updated, this course encourages women to look beyond the anecdotal, “that’s-the-way-we’ve-always-done-it” world of policing and utilize science, physiology and proven methods that will help them improve their career, their safety and their outlook. “The Winning Mind” philosophy of ‘teaching by storytelling’ cites inspirational examples of courageous men and women, including Sgt. Fatura’s personal story of resiliency and survival.  The atmosphere created in the classroom encourages students to network and gain strength and ispiration from each other, making this session a powerful day for everyone.  This class will inspire, motivate, and encourage women not just to survive, but to WIN!

Lt. Col.  Dave Grossman is  a former West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has written several books for law enforcement, including the Pulitzer-nominated book On Killing. Dave has trained thousands of soldiers and police officers across the globe. He has served as a trainer and keynote speaker for all major national and international law enforcement training organizations .

This advanced eight hour training seminar will provide you with the most cutting-edge and enjoyable courtroom training to help you perform at your very best. You will learn more about testifying in homicides and other high profile cases than you ever imagined. No, we are not attorneys. This is a unique training seminar that has been developed especially for you by those who sit in your seat. “Courtroom Success” is for Police Officers, Investigators and other law enforcement professionals who are dedicated and committed to outperforming defense attorneys, hold prosecutors accountable for their responsibilities and simply win court cases.

Your expert instructors will discuss their experiences, share current success stories, and most importantly focus on crucial mistakes. You will learn your individual strong and weak points when testifying, and then discover today’s newest techniques that are guaranteed to help you become the “superstar witness”. Remember, being nervous in court is acceptable; being unprepared is not!

Blocks of Instruction:
 Self evaluation: Are you a target in court?
 Understanding today’s courtroom procedures during homicide trials
 Physical considerations that make or break the trial
 Successful verbal and nonverbal behavior when testifying
 Effective case preparation
 Handling defense attorney tactics, strategies and trap questions
 Victim and witness preparation
 Reading the jury
 And much more….

The Winning Mind© for Women

“The Winning Mind for Women” is one of the most unique and popular courses offered by the “Winning Mind Seminars” team.  Sgt. Betsy Smith guides students through 8 hours of intensive, interactive training that will provide attendees with updates and information they can employ to improve and enhance both their professional and personal lives.

Course Description:

We begin each session by honoring the sacrifices of our fallen, celebrating the law enforcement profession and asking each attendee to inwardly assess their own career. We define true “Warrior Ethos” as well as the “Guardian Mindset” as we talk about the history of women in policing and celebrate our winners and role models.  We then introduce gender-specific science and leadership principles that anyone can use to enhance their career and improve their life on and off the job. The multi-media format keeps students engaged and entertained while we provide officers, agents, dispatchers, trainers, supervisors, managers and all other personnel with a realistic view of gender differences and how these can be harnessed in both men and women to improve performance, morale, communication, relationships, and especially officer safety.

During this intense session students will also be exposed to:

• The “Not Today” mindset, on every call, on every shift

• Why “survival” is minimalistic and we must train to WIN!

• Embracing your responsibility for your own tactics, training, safety and career
• What “Guardianship” really means to you, your career and your community
• Why and how to embrace Warrior Ethos regardless of your career path
• Preventing and preparing for officer ambush
• How to leave behind the “victim-based” mentality and take control of your own future
• Recognizing and taking advantage of the differences between men and women
• Learning to communicate effectively with everyone in your agency and beyond
• How to bring your family into your world to enhance off duty safety and your relationships
• Finding and using the best female-specific equipment available
• Learning to “lead, mentor, and inspire” others regardless of your assignment or tenure
• How to increase your awareness and overcome the effects of “routine”
• Dealing with pregnancy in a high risk profession
• Assessing your own career and coming up with a plan for real success
• How “Post Traumatic Growth” can improve your career and your life
• How to truly embrace “the family” of law enforcement and stand together

This training is like no other in that it encourages women, and those who train and supervise them, to look beyond the anecdotal, “that’s-the-way-we’ve-always-done-it” world of learning and utilize science, physiology and proven methods and information that will help anyone in law enforcement improve their career and their survival.   Sgt. Smith’s philosophy of “teaching by storytelling” cites real-world, inspirational examples of courageous men and women whose stories stay with the attendees long after the class has concluded. The atmosphere created in the classroom encourages students to network and gain strength and information from each other, making this session a powerful day for all involved.  This course will inspire, motivate, and encourage women to excel and to win, regardless of assignment!

This dynamic presentation addresses terrorism related events in the United States. In 2007, Deputy Blakely initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in rural South Carolina that would change his life. That traffic stop disrupted an act of terrorism during the planning stages. It stands, to date, as the only terrorist attack prevented by a patrol officer on a traffic stop. This course will discuss in depth details of Cpl. Lamar Blakely’s August 4, 2007 traffic stop, which resulted in the arrest and prosecution of a terrorist and other associates. It will be an up close and personal look at the pros and cons in handling this situation as well as lessons learned. Cpl. Blakely will discuss the various hearings that lasted several years. This course will help officers better understand the threat of terrorism, how it affects each of our communities regardless of how large or small, and give officers a closer look into documentation during traffic stops, as well as how to get the community involved. The second part of this course will educate officers on the need for proactive law enforcement in today’s society. He’ll discuss the resources available to officers to further the protective efforts of the community and nation.

Being a cop is more than what you do, it is who you ARE!!!  It’s how you think of and define yourself, and it’s a title to wear with pride.  Law enforcement is a unique and challenging profession, practiced by men & women specially wired to take on those challenges.

Balancing on-and-off duty life is something we all face, and where many of us falter.  Leading a well-rounded life is crucial for both personal and professional success.  But knowing how to lead that well-rounded life is a challenge for many.

This course examines common personal & professional roadblocks that prevent officers from leading a balanced life.  We teach a reality-based approach focused on developing the whole person.  After all, a balanced cop is an energized cop.

Course Content

• Being More Than A Cop©
• Defining personal & emotional health
• Effects of adrenaline on health
• Common self-defeating beliefs
• Building resiliency
• Understanding the mind/body connection
• Creating balance between home & work
• Managing anxiety & stress
• Surviving burnout
• When burnout turns to depression
• Resistance to becoming emotionally well
• Relationship 911!!
• Effective communication strategies
• Steps to save relationships or say good-bye

Michael Bazzell is the Computer Crime Detective for the Alton, Illinois Police Department. Since 1997, he has handled all cases involving any type of Computer Crime and Computer Forensic Analysis, including several State and Federal cases throughout the Metro-East St. Louis area. In 2005, Michael was assigned full time to the FBI’s Cyber Crime Task Force, where he continues to investigate Federal cases being prosecuted by the United State’s Attorney’s Office. He is also a part time instructor for Lewis & Clark College teaching Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, and Computer Investigation. Since 2002 he has been an active member of the elite Technical Operations Group of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, and served five years as the Director of the Metro-East Regional Computer Crime Enforcement Group under the authority of the Illinois Attorney General. As an active member of these organizations, he has been involved in numerous high-tech crime investigations including online child solicitation, manufacture of child pornography, child abduction, kidnapping, cold-case homicide, and high level internet bank intrusions.

In his free time, he is a published photographer, freelance writer, and studio musician.

Courses:

New High Tech Investigation Techniques – Basic

New High Tech Investigation Techniques – Advanced

New High Tech Investigation Techniques (Advanced) – This one day session expands on the basic online investigation techniques that are vital to any Officer’s arsenal of tools. This is a very full day of instruction intended on teaching a unique response to crime with unconventional free resources. Additionally, a session demonstrating how hackers are creating havoc will help deliver an educated response from an Officer to the victims of internet crime. Times can be adjusted to fit your needs. Participants receive lifetime access to the Basic Investigations Resources and Advanced Investigations Portal areas of the site which include updated links, content, software, guides, and templates. All session details can be found by clicking the course link above.

Open Source Intelligence Techniques

This session identifies and demonstrates over 200 free online resources that can aid Investigators in solving both technical and non-technical crimes. Participants will be shown how to “dig” into the internet for personal information about any target. While popular sites such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook are covered in detail (including techniques that legally access some “private” content), the presentation goes much deeper into the vast resources available online for researching personal information. Additionally, instructions for identifying local events such as flash mobs and fights in real time will be presented in great detail. Aside from web sites, other technologies such as digital camera data, document meta-data, Geo-location services, and live communication monitoring will be explained. These sources can also be used to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees. All resources can be applied to domestic and international investigations.

Among many other techniques, the attendees will learn how to conduct the following queries.

General search queries on dozens of search engines
Use online translation tools to search and translate foreign text
Monitor live content and communication on social networks
Create online map layers to identify communication by location
Thorough searches of all social networks
Access content believed to be private on social networks
Search Geo Location data within Twitter streams
Analyze micro blogging content by location
Reverse search by photograph
Search historical versions of websites
Locate documents related to target subject
Identify crime rings using online auction sites
Locate online photo albums shared by target subjects
Locate online videos related to subject of investigation
Analyze EXIF data in photographs to identify suspects
Search online forums for communication

Case Examples

Actual case examples are demonstrated that apply several of the techniques discussed to solve a series of felonies. This demonstration gives a complete view of how the techniques are used in unison to solve individual cases.

Collecting Online Content

The audience will be shown how to use various technologies to assist with any type of investigation. Topics include internet provider emergency contacts, online evidence documentation, online video extraction, social networks analysis, and more. Several methods of manually extracting online content will be explained as well as the benefits of each. Precise methods of obtaining content directly from Facebook and other networks will be demonstrated. All procedures will be explained from start to finish including preparation of search warrants and emergency requests. Digital templates will be available to all participants.

Online Investigation Techniques

The audience will be shown how to use advanced technologies to assist with any type of investigation. Topics include identifying compromised email addresses, “spoofing” caller ID, anonymous forwarding email addresses, anonymous forwarding phone numbers, identifying shortened links, monitoring online digital radio frequencies, locating stolen data phones, rental vehicle information, and more. All procedures will be explained from start to finish and links will be available to all participants.

Online Investigation Resources (API’s)

This session identifies and demonstrates several free online resources that compile many of the websites presented during the basic course. This automated process can aid Investigators in solving both technical and non-technical crimes. Participants will be shown how to request, retrieve, and analyze the content received during this process. All attendees will also get access to premium licensed API keys for unlimited searching.

Intel Analysis Software

This session will demonstrate free software tools that will aid an Officer during any type of investigation. A custom portable web browser will be given to the participants that include configured plugins that add new search features. These include reverse image location, automatic media download, instant screen capture, and more. Additionally, the browser is configured to block website analytics that can divulge sensitive information about the searcher. Other software includes tools that clone websites, locate twitter data, recover deleted files, display historical versions of satellite mapping data, and identify metadata within online documents. Attendees will have full access to the entire collection of software demonstrated during the session.

Hiding From The Internet

Police Officers and their families are constantly at risk of being targeted by criminal suspects. This session identifies publicly available vulnerabilities that expose sensitive information about Officers. Resources for eliminating this public and private data are explained as well as expected results. Attendees will learn how to eliminate their personal information, including address and contact information, from both public and private databases. Online resources for eliminating personal information will be provided to all recipients.

New High Tech Investigation Techniques (Basic) – This one day session focuses on the investigation techniques that are vital to any Officer’s arsenal of tools. This is a full day of instruction intended on teaching a unique response to crime with unconventional free resources. While the advanced course expands on additional topics, this crash course covers the essentials. Times can be adjusted to fit your needs. Participants receive lifetime access to the Basic Investigations Resources area of the site which includes updated links, content, software, guides, and templates.

Open Source Intelligence Techniques

This session identifies and demonstrates over 250 free online resources that can aid Investigators in solving both technical and non-technical crimes. Participants will be shown how to “dig” into the internet for personal information about any target. While popular sites such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook are covered in detail (including techniques that legally access some “private” content), the presentation goes much deeper into the vast resources available online for researching personal information. Additionally, instructions for identifying local events such as flash mobs and fights in real time will be presented in great detail. Aside from web sites, other technologies such as digital camera data, document meta-data, Geo-location services, and live communication monitoring will be explained. These sources can also be used to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees. All resources can be applied to domestic and international investigations.

Among many other techniques, the attendees will learn how to conduct the following queries.

General search queries on dozens of search engines
Use online translation tools to search and translate foreign text
Monitor live content and communication on social networks
Create online map layers to identify communication by location
Thorough searches of all social networks
Access content believed to be private on social networks
Search Geo Location data within Twitter streams
Analyze micro blogging content by location
Reverse search by photograph
Search historical versions of websites
Locate documents related to target subject
Identify crime rings using online auction sites
Locate online photo albums shared by target subjects
Locate online videos related to subject of investigation
Analyze EXIF data in photographs to identify suspects
Search online forums for communication

Case Example

Actual case examples are demonstrated that apply several of the techniques discussed to solve a series of felonies. This demonstration gives a complete view of how the techniques are used in unison to solve individual cases.