Technology advances have changed the way the average American communicates, plans his or her day, shops, drives, and does many other things. Technology has changed the way criminals, specifically gang members, live their lives as well. As gangs evolve, many adopt more of a business model. How does that affect the way law enforcement should investigate them?
You will get an overview of criminal communications options, actions, and interactions followed by a discussion of how law enforcement – mostly gang cops – can and do respond. Ideas on how to engage, assist, or even thwart the detection of such activity will be provided. The use of metaphors to explain how technology functions often helps the not-so-literate grasp the concepts we will discuss – an impromptu brainstorming session on how that works will likely occur.
12. • No pages added to list of
private browsing sites in History menu.
• Nothing you enter into
text boxes on websites or
Search bar and no Cookies
saved.
• No passwords
automatically filled in and
no new passwords saved.
• No files you download will
remain in the list in
Downloads.
• The cache stores
temporary files such as
web pages, images and
other online media. All
items added to cache will
be deleted.
15. Anonymize your phone call
• Caller ID displays
number you want them
to see, changes tone of
your voice and keeps
backup
• Unblocks blocked and
restricted calls with any
cell phone.
16.
17. Legal considerations
• Locate/assemble available expertise
–Include translation (geekspeak-English)
needs (prosecutor/judge/jury)
• Coordination with forensics/lab in
advance – familiarity
• Coordination with prosecutor in
advance – familiarity
18. engage, assist, thwart detection
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19. metaphorically speaking . . .
• a file on dropbox or g-drive is like . . .
• a DDoS attack is like . . .
22. (relevant)
Constitutional provisions
1st freedom of speech, right to assemble
2nd right to bear arms
4th unreasonable searches and seizures
4th search warrants based on probable
cause
5th/14th due process
5th self-incrimination
6th right to confront accuser
23. 1st freedom of speech
• Issue: right to communicate opinions &
ideas
• Police Limitations: public safety
• Citizen Limitations: when freedom of
speech conflicts with other rights
• Example: cops' freedom of speech
limited -- citizens can call out a violator
with fewer repercussions
24. 1st - right to assemble
(freedom of association)
• Issue: right to express, promote, pursue and
defend common interests (together)
• Police Limitations: objective criteria
(permits, injunctions) with oversight (like 2d
opinion) to limit association
• Citizen Limitations: Follow rules for
detention or kidnapping
– Obstacles placed in someone’s way make travel
inconvenient
25. 2nd - right to bear arms
• Issue: personal right to firearms
for individual use, and a collective
right to bear arms in a militia
• Example - government can't
unduly restrict
–citizens not required to sell guns or
ammo to others
26. 4th - search warrants
• Issue: law enforcement search for evidence
and confiscate evidence if found
• Police Limitations
Warrant Emergency
Consent Incident to arrest
Hot pursuit of felon Plain view
• Example - cops have to explain curiosity in
detail to get search warrant
– citizens can be curious when not breaking law
27. 4th . . . probable cause
• Issue: reasonable suspicion,
circumstances justify belief
certain facts true
• Example - cops can't enter
without probable cause or
exigent circumstances
– citizens perception creates
circumstances
28. 5th - self-incrimination
• Issue: Self-incrimination -
interrogation OR voluntarily.
• Example - cops can't ask
questions if they suspect crime
–citizens can ask and keep asking
29. 6th - right to confront accuser
• Issue: Confrontation Clause provides
in all criminal prosecutions, accused
shall enjoy right…to be confronted
with witnesses against him.
• Example – anonymous source –
provides information regarding crime
and information independently
verifiable.
30. THE KEY IS THAT THE
CITIZEN MUST NOT BE
GUIDED, DIRECTED, OR
OTHERWISE TARGETED BY
OR REPRESENT (AS AN
AGENT) THE POLICE
31. In preparing this concept and
presentation I did not consult with any
police officers or other government
officials to see if they agreed with my
perspectives. These are just my
personal opinions. I have seen this
work, but you should rely only on your
own due diligence inquiry before acting
in this manner.
32. Technohood Watch is
• related to USAonWatch
• somewhat like Citizen Observer
–With no meetings with police or
prosecutors
• complementary, but very
different.
33. it’s not
• if you see something,
say something
• total information awareness
• NSA recruiting pitch at DefCon
34. Technohood Watch
• educates citizens on application of basic legal
principles and common sense
• teaches citizens to help themselves &
community by identifying and reporting
suspicious activity
• provides citizens with opportunity to make
world safer and improve quality of life
• focus on
– observation and awareness
– employing strategies
35. Technohood Watch
• no membership requirements
– no members
• venue for information and education
• no connections between learners and police,
government employee, agent, or
representative
– no directions to authors of alerts, advisories, or
other information or to readers
– no one targeted to investigate certain people,
property, or activities
36. Technohood Watch
• participants may identify a
child pornography ring one
day and a cyberterrorist the
next
• a focus on space, not crime,
with emphasis on reporting
http://gizmodo.com/5A 15-year old member of The New Dons claims that twitter is useful for coordinating violent activities, and that they often use new lingo that would be difficult for anyone but insiders to understand. Still, the NYPD has been successful in stopping attacks before they happen by keeping track of the online activities of gang members. http://help.twitter.com/entries/41949-guidelines-for-law-enforcement415423/ny-gangs-use-twitter-to-plan-crimes-while-the-ny-police-use-twitter-to-arrest-gangs
No pages added to list of sites in History menu. Nothing you enter into text boxes on websites or Search bar and no Cookies saved. No passwords automatically filled in and no new passwords saved. No files you download will remain in the list in Downloads. The cache stores temporary files such as web pages, images and other online media. All items added to cache will be deleted.
Call someone from your phone and the person's Caller ID displays the number that you intend them to see.Change the tone of your voice to the point that you'll be unrecognizable even to your closest friends and family.Perfect for capturing important information or simply to keep a phone call as a backup for future reference.http://www.spoofcard.com/Unblocks blocked and restricted calls.Trapcall works with any cell phone.No need to change your current number.Different plans for different folks.http://www.trapcall.com
1st freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government 2nd right to bear arms 3rd forced quartering of soldiers out of war time 4th unreasonable searches and seizures and requirements for search warrants based on probable cause 5th indictment by grand jury, eminent domain, right to due process, prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy 6th right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, right to be notified of accusations, confront accuser, obtain witnesses and retain counsel 7th right to trial by jury in certain civil cases8th excessive fines and bail, cruel and unusual punishment 9th rights not enumerated in the constitution10th Limits powers of federal government to those delegated to it by Constitution 11th Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within borders. Lays foundation for sovereign immunity 12th Revises presidential election procedures 13th Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime 14th Defines citizenship, contains Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause, and post-Civil War issues
1st freedom of speechIssue: right to communicate one's opinions and ideasPolice Limitations: issues of public safety Citizen Limitations: when freedom of speech conflicts with other values or rightsExample: cops' freedom of speech limited -- citizens can call out a violator with fewer repercussions
1st - right to assemble(often interchangeable with freedom of association)Issue: right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interestsPolice Limitations: must have objective criteria (permits, injunctions) with oversight (like 2d opinion) to limit associationCitizen Limitations: Follow rules for detention or kidnappingExample: Obstacles placed in someone’s way make travel inconvenient
2nd - right to bear arms Issue: personal right to firearms for individual use, and a collective right to bear arms in a militiaExample - government can't unduly restrict citizens not required to sell guns or ammo to others
in certain cases a search warrant is not required, such as where consent is given by a person in control of the object or property to be searched. Some commonly cited exigent circumstances are: hot pursuit of a felon (to prevent a felon's escape or ability to harm others); imminent destruction of evidence before a warrant can be properly obtained; emergency searches (such as where someone is heard screaming for help inside a dwelling); or a search incident to arrest (to mitigate the risk of harm to the arresting officers specifically).[2]Another exception is when evidence is in plain view—if the officer is legitimately on the premises, his observation is from a legitimate vantage point, and it is immediately obvious that the evidence is contraband (for example, a cannabis cigarette on the front seat of a car while the officer has pulled the suspect over for a seat belt violation), the officer is within his right to seize the object in question.When police arrest an individual shortly after exiting a vehicle, the police may conduct a full search of the suspect's person, any area within that person's immediate reach, and the passenger compartment of the vehicle which was recently occupied, for weapons or any other contraband. (However, a recent Supreme Court decision limits such searches to circumstances where the arrested person has the possibility of accessing the vehicle, or when the vehicle could contain evidence of the crime that the person is being arrested for.[3]) If the subject is arrested in a home, police may search the room in which they were arrested, and conduct a "protective sweep" of the premises where there is reasonable suspicion that other individuals may be hiding. Searches are also allowed in emergency situations where the public is in danger.With rented property, a landlord may refuse to allow law enforcement to search a tenant's apartment without a search warrant, and a warrant must be obtained using the same guidelines as if it was a tenant's own home. But in some jurisdictions, ahotel room may be searched with permission of the hotel's management but without permission from a guest and without a warrant.
4th . . . based on probable cause Issue: reasonable suspicion, supported by circumstances to justify prudent and cautious person's belief that certain facts are probably trueExample - cops can't enter without probable cause or exigent circumstances - citizens perception creates circumstances
5th - self-incriminationIssue: Self-incrimination either directly or indirectly: directly, by means of interrogation where information is disclosed; indirectly, when information disclosed voluntarily without pressure from another person.Example - cops can't ask questions if they suspect crime committed -- citizens can ask and keep asking
6th - right to confront accuserIssue: Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him.Example – anonymous source – provides information regarding a crime and that information is independently verifiable.