Mrs. Kent will introduce some of the investigative barriers law enforcement are encountering when investigating human trafficking suspects and the solutions that can be found by using open source tools. This will lead directly into a discussion of what open source is. The speaker will then provide examples of open source tools, in real time, that can be used to obtain information on and evidence of human trafficking suspects and associated criminal activity. Online resources will be broken down into the following groups: social media, reverse person search, reverse photo search, reverse phone number search, mapping, video downloading, and secure searching. Mrs. Kent will provide of list of all resources to attendees and emphasize the laws, policies, and procedures of using open source tools and information. She will also discuss the nature and purpose of fusion centers and their role in assisting law enforcement in investigations. She will end the presentation with recommendations to make this process easier and for organizing collected data, then open the floor for questions.
*This presentation is specifically for law enforcement ONLY.
Mary Kent is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah and is an Intelligence Analyst working with law enforcement agencies nationwide. She has received intelligence analysis training from multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the United States Secret Service.