The NLECTC Communications Technology Center of Excellence (CoE) mission is to support the NIJ research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) process. The CoE performs this mission by providing specialized technology assistance, information and support to law enforcement and other appropriate criminal justice agencies. The Communications Technology CoE intends to provide a secure envrionment for sharing information and exchanging ideas.
Lab capability: Digital evidence and forensics lab
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
The NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) is committed to improving the practice and strengthening the impact of forensic science through rigorous technology corroboration, evaluation, and adoption; effective knowledge transfer and education; and comprehensive dissemination of best practices and guidelines to agencies dedicated to combating crime.
High Tech Crime Consortium
The High Tech Crime Consortium is a nonprofit organization that assists law enforcement and corporate investigators to obtain the knowledge and skills needed to combat 21st Century crime where the use or abuse of digital technology is an element of an offense.
Computer Analysis Response Team (CART)
The FBI’s CART forensic examiners are available to assist state, local, tribal, and campus law enforcement partners to provide digital forensic analysis and technical services to support law enforcement and intelligence organizations. There are currently 500 certified special agents and other personnel working at FBI headquarters, 56 field offices and within the network of RCFLs.
Digital Analysis and Research Center (DARC)
Part of the FBI’s Innocent Images National Initiative, DARC forensic examiners are avilable to assist in cases which involve the online sexual exploitation of children.
New Jersey – Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office – High-Tech Crime Unit
The primary mission of the Ocean County ProsecutorÕs Office High-Tech Crime Unit is to provide all of the law enforcement agencies in the Ocean County with specially trained Detectives to conduct and/or assist with investigating technology related crimes, which includes seizing digital evidence, conducting impartial and objective analysis of digital evidence using the best available tools and procedures, and providing video enhancement services.
SciLaw Forensics, Ltd
SciLawForensics provide onsite or online training and education on forensic DNA, crime scene investigation, evidence identification, preservation and collection, ethics, and ocurtroom testimony to law enforcement, attorneys, forensic scientists, and other criminal justice professionals.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the NIST is one of the nation’s oldest physical science laboratories. The Computer Security Resource Center, in particular, facilitates broad sharing of information security tools and practices, provides a resource for information security standards and guidelines, and identifies key security web resources to support users in industry, government, and academia. The CSRC provides a publication database that is accessible to the public.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office – Computer Crimes Unit
The Computer Crimes Unit investigates crimes committed within Maricopa County that have a nexus to electronic media or the Internet. In addition, The Computer Crimes Unit Forensic Technicians perform examinations of digital media in order to develop evidence in support of criminal investigations conducted throughout the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, in addition to assisting other law enforcement agencies
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
The NLECTC is the conduit between researchers and criminal justice professionals in the field for technology issues. NLECTC works with criminal justice professionals to identify urgent and emerging technology needs. NIJ sponsors research and development or identifies best practices to address those needs. NLECTC centers demonstrate new technologies, test commercially available technologies and publish results Ñ linking research with practice.
