Webinar continues look into juvenile justice, cybercime

The Michigan Judicial Institute and Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Services will present a webinar on “What Juvenile Division Jurists and Justice Professionals Need to Know About Cybercrime, Part 2: Digital Evidence and Legal Processing” Friday, September 26, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

This webinar series explores the issue of cybercrime in juvenile justice with presenters discussing criminal activity using computers and digital systems, how to identify cybercrime, and managing digital evidence.  “Part 2, Digital Evidence and Legal Processing,” will discuss:

• The basics of digital evidence management and open-source intelligence gathering techniques.

• Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques that can support the monitoring of youth under supervision.

• Best practices for identifying relevant digital evidence and understanding its role in juvenile court proceedings.

• Resources to support the analysis of digital evidence, as well as services available to minors affected by cybercrime victimization.

Speaking at the webinar will be:

• Dr. Taylor Fisher, a post-doctoral research associate with her PhD in Criminology and a graduate certificate in Digital Forensics from the University of South Florida. Her research covers cybercrime and cybersecurity, with a focus on digital and network forensics and a goal of establishing best practices for cybercrime prevention for both organizations and individuals. 

• Dr. Rachel McNealey,  an assistant professor of Criminal Justice with her Ph.D. in criminology from Penn State University. Her research focuses on cybervictimization events and cyberoffending behavior, with the goal of tying new forms of crime to traditional theories of crime. 

The intended audience for the webinar includes judges, referees, court administrators, juvenile probation officers and case workers, law enforcement, attorneys, and other juvenile justice stakeholders.

To register for the webinar, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and click on “events.” Once registration is approved, attendees will receive a confirmation e-mail with Zoom details.