Everything Meta in an Investigation (META)

Prerequisites:

None.

Equipment:

  • Laptop or computer w/ WiFi capability or internet
  • Microphone and camera (for Live Online sessions only)
  • Internet browser
  • PDF viewer
  • Microsoft Word and Excel viewer

Description:

Most investigations touch social media in some form. This one-day course is built for crime analysts, investigators, police officers, and attorneys who need to understand the Meta family of platforms — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads — and how to use them as evidence. Delivered live online, it walks through how each product operates, what information is available through legal process, and how to analyze and leverage that data in an investigation.

You’ll leave knowing what each Meta platform can yield, how to request it through the proper legal process, and how to turn that data into usable investigative leads.