The Information Technology Services Unit aims to provide and maintain state-of-the-art computer hardware and software resources to assist members of the department in working efficiently, effectively, and safely. The ITS UnitÕs responsibilities include investigations, support in court hearings in conjunction with the State AttorneyÕs Office, laboratory examinations, and technology research that can benefit officers and command staff in the performance of their duties.
Lab capability: Legal assistance
Delaware State Police – High Tech Crime Unit
The High Tech Crime Unit conducts comprehensive investigations involving computers and computer related technology. In 2007 the HTCU joined forces with the Delaware Attorney GeneralÕs Office, U.S. AttorneyÕs Office, and federal law enforcement agencies to form the Delaware Child Predator Task Force. This highly successful Task Force is responsible for coordinating online child exploitation investigations and prosecutions throughout the state as they proactively identify, arrest, and prosecute sexual predators who would use technology as a means to target and reach their victims.
Florida Attorney General Child Predator Cybercrime Unit
The Attorney General’s Cybercrime Unit includes law enforcement investigators and prosecutors whose primary mission is to target child predators, child pornography, and sexual exploitation of children using a computer, the internet, digital media, cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or any other electronic device. The investigators and the prosecutors in the Unit are specially trained in current technologies, tactics, and the law, and share their expertise through educational programs and with other law enforcement agencies.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Computer Crime Center (FC3)
The Florida Computer Crime Center provides mobile digital field forensics by way of the FC3 Evidence Collection for Technical Operations van (ECTO-1). This mobile platform was specially designed by computer experts to provide a field level forensic capability to cybercrime investigations or any investigation requiring the analysis of digital media. Capabilities include the imaging of computer hard drives, forensic previews of computers and other digital media for files of evidentiary value, cloning of cell phones and PDAs,
Cobb County Police Department – High Tech Crime Squad
The Cobb County Police High Tech Crime Squad is responsible for investigating computer crimes that include, but are not limited to, identity theft, fraud, invasion of privacy, computer trespass, and crimes against children. The unit is also responsible for providing digital forensic support to all of the investigative units within the department. The High Tech Crime Squad occasionally provides digital forensics support to outside agencies upon request.
FBI field office – San Juan Division
The FBI has 56 field offices centrally located in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. These offices carry out investigations, assess local and regional crime threats, and work closely with partners on cases and operations. Within these field offices are a total of about 380 resident agencies located in smaller cities and towns.
Alaska State Troopers – Financial Crimes Unit
FCU routinely conducts investigations in conjunction with the Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals; district attorney’s offices throughout the state; and various federal agencies such as the IRS, FBI, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Secret Service and U.S. AttorneyÕs Office. FCU personnel investigate significant high-value financial crimes, fraud cases and crimes involving the abuse of state resources.
Arizona Department of Public Safety – Central and Southern Narcotics Districts
These two computer crime units serve law enforcement agencies statewide, offering a state-of-the-art computer forensic laboratory, along with detectives who provide assistance and investigate computer related crimes, including child pornography, cyber-stalking and fraud.
Arizona Office of the Attorney General – Criminal Prosecutions and Special Investigations Section
The Criminal Prosecutions and SIS provide expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General’s statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, high technology crimes and more.
Arizona Office of the Attorney General – Criminal Prosecutions and Special Investigations Section
The Criminal Prosecutions and SIS provide expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General’s statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, high technology crimes and more.
