Jan Garvin, MCSFS Executive Director Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association
Established 1989 Annual training conference 1999: First LEVA forensic video class conducted FBI Academy hosted LEVA classes until 2004 University of Indianapolis home of the LEVA Lab
Forensic Video Analyst Forensic Video Technician Each valid for three years Renewal requirements include 80 hours of additional training
Certified Forensic Video Technician Designed for individuals who process video and still imagery, but do not perform full analysis Has performed video evidence processing for at least one year Successfully completes Level 1 and Level 2 within three years
Certified Forensic Video Analyst Has performed video evidence processing for at least two years Meets electives requirements Successfully completes LEVA’s four core courses within six years ▪ Level 1 Forensic Video Analysis & the Law ▪ Level 2 Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing ▪ Level 3 Photographic/Video Comparison ▪ Level 4 Advanced Forensic Video Analysis & the Law Passes the face-to-face assessment with LEVA’s Certification Committee
Level 1 "Forensic Video Analysis & the Law” 40 hrs Level 2 "Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing” 40 hrs Level 3 "Photographic Video Comparison” 45 hrs Level 4 "Adv Forensic Video Analysis & the Law” 40 hrs FFmpeg "A Dynamic Forensic Video Workflow” 40 hrs Forensic Imaging Techniques 16 hrs Audio Forensics Analysis 24 hrs DVR Basic Byte Level Analysis 40 hrs DVR Recovery 40 hrs Expert Witness Testimony 24 hrs
To date: 3,021 LEVA Lab Singapore United Kingdom Oman Canada Classes throughout U.S. Plus attendance at 26 years of LEVA training conferences
Federal Bureau of Investigation US Secret Service US Postal Service US Department of Agriculture US Fish & Wildlife Service Immigration & Customs Enforcement Internal Revenue Service State Attorney’s Offices
Drug Enforcement Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms National Security Agency Central Intelligence Agency Department of State Department of Defense ▪ Air Force Office of Special Investigations ▪ Naval Criminal Investigative Service ▪ Army Criminal Investigation Command Sultanate of Oman Geneva, Switzerland Police Department
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police UK’s Home Office Her Majesty’s Forces Singapore Police Force Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Government Lab of Hong Kong Economic & Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria Abu Dhabi Police Dubai Police Digital Forensics Center of Thailand
Swedish Cyber Crime Center INTERPOL Costa Rica’s Laboratory of Forensic Science Agency Italy’s Ministry of Defense Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior Royal Bahamas Police Abu Dhabi Police Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice The Royal Gendarmerie of Morocco State Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro
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