Join Us on: June 23-27 for our 4th Annual Seminar Annapolis
4th Annual Seminar: The Workshops
4th Annual Seminar: The General Sessions
4th Annual Seminar: The Focused Seminars
Join us for A Day on the INLETS throughout the region

2014 Keynote Speakers: Medal of Honor recipients Lieutenant Thomas Norris & Lieutenant Michael Thornton

Lieutenant Thomas Norris, US Navy SEAL (ret.), and Lieutenant Michael Thornton, US Navy SEAL (ret.) will be joining us as our Opening Reception Keynote Speakers. Norris received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and rescue of two downed aviators during the Vietnam War which is depicted in Hollywood’s Bat 21. Thornton received his Medal of Honor for his rescue of Lt. Norris during an intelligence gathering mission six months after Norris rescued the downed aviators.

Norris & Thornton

For more information about both of these heroes, click on their images above.

The 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic INLETS: Violent Crimes & Terrorism Trends

Annapolis, Maryland

June 23 – 27, 2014

Registration is now open.

The Mid-Atlantic INLETS (INtelligence and Law Enforcement Training Seminar) is a collaborative training program connecting those charged with protecting our communities with the instruction to help them do so.

For the first time to a law enforcement audience in the United States, we are humbled to present two international case studies from:

The Norway Counter Terrorist Unit: On July 22, 2011, Norway experienced two sequential terrorist attacks by a lone wolf: a car bomb in Oslo, killing 8 and injuring over 200, and a shooting massacre at a summer camp in nearby Utoya, killing 69 children.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police: The RCMP joins us to present the 2013 Case Study on the foiled terror plot targeting a passenger train heading from Toronto to New York.

Special Guests this year also include renown experts and authors:

Dr. Tracey Corey, Kentucky’s Chief Medical Examiner, is a renown specialist in Pediatric Forensic Pathology. Highly respected as a homicide investigator, and regarded as an expert in child homicides, Dr. Corey shares with us from the main stage and in a workshop – See more about Dr. Corey on Dateline NBC

Dr. Gene Deisinger, Sigma Threat Management Associates and author of The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment & Management Teams, is internationally known for his vast experience in Campus and Work Place Threat Assessments and Violence Prevention.

This year’s Annual Seminar includes presenters from: the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the National Security Agency, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Anaheim (CA) Police Department, Maryland State Police and others.

The singular focus of the INLETS is to further develop and support the analytical and investigative capability of law enforcement and private sector stakeholders… and to do so at the most affordable registration price possible.

This seminar is for all Law Enforcement investigators and analysts, campus police and safety, Department of Defense personnel, and private sector InfraGard members who are Risk/Investigative/Safety/Threat Practitioners.

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General Sessions

General Sessions are our main stage presentations applicable for all attendees which cover a particular topic or case study. This year’s topics include:

Oslo and Utoya: A Case Study of a Lone Wolf in Norway

The Norway Counter Terrorism Unit will present a case study of a domestic terrorist who carried out back to back devastating attacks on the same day resulting in 77 deaths and over 200 people injured.

Project SMOOTH: the 2013 Canadian Train Terror Plot

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police present an international case study on the thwarted Al-Qaeda supported plot to derail a passenger train heading from Toronto to New York.

Blunt Force & Pattern Injuries 101

Dr. Tracey Corey, Chief Medical Examiner (Kentucky) will focus on the recognition of physical evidence on bodies to differentiate between patterns seen in homicides, suicides, and natural deaths.

Case Study: Murder for Hire

Detective Sergeant Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim (CA) Police Department presents a Cold Case on insurance fraud and murder for hire targeting a California Corrections Officer.

Open Source Internet Exploitation

Jim Deater of the Maryland State Police demonstrates through application and case studies, techniques used to further investigations and from open source internet resources.

Cyber Sextorion: A Case Study in Cyber Behavioral Analysis

Crime Analyst Crane Hassold of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit will provide an overview of the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center and highlight a recent cyber sextortion case that demonstrates the successful use of behavioral and open source analysis to assist these types of investigations..

Landfill Crime Scene Searches

Wayne Sheppard of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reveals that unlike any other search, landfill crime scenes are unique for a variety of reasons, which become apparent with a basic understanding of the trash collection process.

The Holocaust and its Meaning for Law Enforcement Today

Following the tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Anti-Defamation League will be joining us to discuss the implications of this history for law enforcement today.

Workshops

Workshops are a 4.5 hours of in-depth instruction delivered in 1.5 hour sessions over three days, much like a mini-series. Attendees select and attend one of the topics listed below:

Anatomy of a Homicide Task Force: Chasing a Serial Killer

Special Agent Jeff Cugno (FBI Los Angeles) & Detective Daron Wyatt (Anaheim PD) return to take a deeper, detailed look at the successful techniques, challenges, and internal strategies implemented and utilized during their work together on the Homeless Homicides Task Force tracking the first Orange County serial killer in the last 25 years. (Anaheim, 2012.)

From the FBI Files: Investigation of Childhood Deaths

Dr. Tracey Corey (Chief Medical Examiner, KY) with FBI Profiler Tia Hoffer will examine case studies focusing on intricacies and details which can make or break investigations involving the most innocent victims.

Campus and Workplace Violence Threat Management

Dr. Gene Deisinger will discuss best practices and building a threat management program based on findings from numerous active shooter case studies.

HUMINT: Hiding in Plain Sight

Consultants Don Schuler and Julie Fontaine will instruct attendees on how to spot, identify and develop Sources for strategic and tactical strategies, in the private sector and in law enforcement.

Focused Seminars

These afternoon seminars are designed to introduce attendees to new topics and trends in law enforcement.

Enhancing Investigations Through Private/Public Sector Relationships

The RCMP will share best practices on developing successful, liaison relationships between law enforcement and stakeholder companies to further investigations. These relationships were key in helping them thwart the train terror plot of 2013.

BitCoins and Child Exploitation

ICMEC, the Bitcoin Foundation, and Thomson Reuters Special Services through a Case Study take a look at how crypto-currencies are used by those who exploit children.

TRASHINT

Attendees will see a demonstration of intel and information that can be found just by going through trash. And how it can benefit an investigation and break a case.

C.O.S.T.

Campus Online Safety Tips – Introduction to a working group program by Jeff Cugno (FBI LA) for campus/public safety practitioners in academia.

Detecting Deception in Statement Analysis

FBI Profiler Ronald Tunkel provides a look into reading between the lines.

Gangs and Juvenile Sex Trafficking

Detective William Woolf, Fairfax County (VA.) Police Department and Special Agent Jeffrey Johannes (FBI Washington, DC) present the realities of domestic minor sex trafficking, the means that criminals are using to enhance their operations through electronics, and how law enforcement tracks them.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum

A Law Enforcement-centric tour of the DC-based Memorial Museum which will be followed by a facilitated discussion led by the Anti-Defamation League the next morning.

Oslo/Utoya: A Closer Look

Anders Snorthismoen (Delta Norge – Oslo Police Districk) will provide a closer look at some of the lessons learned from this tragic event.

Investigations of Death in Childhood

This presentation will emphasize elements that are unique to investigation of death in the young child. Common patterns of injury and causes of death will be discussed. The importance of recognition of common accidental injuries and natural diseases, and differentiating these from inflicted injuries, will be stressed.

Additional Events for Attendees

Monday, June 23rd

12:00-4:00

The seminar will open with an on-site Static Display of some of the FBI’s capabilities and resources. Included will be an explosives demonstration by members of the FBI’s Quantico-based Counter IED Unit.

4:00-8:00 Opening Night Dinner Reception with Key Note Presentation by Lt. Thomas Norris (ret.) & Lt. Michael Thornton (ret.).

Tuesday, June 24th

5:00

It’s 5:00 Somewhere. The annual informal, after-hours, unofficial liaison gathering at one of Annapolis’ best known waterfront grills. Transportation provided. Food & beverages on your own.

Wednesday, June 25

3:00

Focused Seminar: A Law Enforcement-centric tour of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. Following, on your own for dinner and time to visit monuments and memorials on the National Mall.

Transportation provided from/to the Seminar and Washington, DC

“Not only is this training some of the best I have ever received in my 37 years in law enforcement, it is an excellent venue to network and make contact with our brothers and sisters in law enforcement as well as other professions throughout the nation. I look forward to once again being part of this conference.”

Bruce Lohr

2nd Vice President, MCPA

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