LEVA Training: Taking It To the World!
LEVA is widely recognized as the global standard in forensic video training and certification!
LEVA Level 1:
Forensic Video Analysis
Those collecting evidence need a fundamental understanding of how to recover evidence properly and need to be aware of the issues faced when using digital video in investigations. The course is a mixture of lecture and hands on with many practical exercises with equipment likely to be encountered in the field using tools currently available. Students will obtain the skills and knowledge needed to properly acquire this type of video evidence, glean information from the evidence, and accurately distribute the information obtained.
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LEVA Level 2:
Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing
This course builds on the concepts of the Level 1. There is a significant, specific skill set that investigators need to PROPERLY handle and process the digital multimedia evidence (DME) that gets collected. If the DME is not handled and processed carefully, according to best practices, the video/audio might not be interpreted accurately. This course exposes students to more advanced theory and hands-on techniques that conform to the Best Practices for the Acquisition and Processing of Digital Multimedia Evidence (DME).
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LEVA Level 3:
The Principles of Forensic Video/Image Compare and Contrast Course
The Principles of Video/Image Compare and Contrast” focuses on the science of comparing known objects with CCTV images of questioned objects. The process of cataloguing class characteristics and unique characteristics found in questioned evidence is examined in detail.
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LEVA Forensic Audio Fundamentals
Many agencies are familiar with video evidence, but are not experienced with audio evidence. “Fundamentals of Audio Clarification” will provide an overview of basic principles to consider when working with problematic audio from video recordings. Hands-on demonstrations and examples from real cases will also help provide attendees with a clear idea of tools and techniques available.
LEVA Forensic Audio Advanced
Forensic Audio Processing and Analysis
Advanced Forensic Audio Processing and Analysis is designed as a follow up to the LEVA Forensic Audio Fundamentals course and builds on the concepts and skills learned, and covers more complex editing, processing, and analysis tasks that analysts are frequently faced with.
LEVA Forensic Imaging Techniques
Adobe Photoshop has become one of the most-used imaging tools in law enforcement for tasks from printing crime scene photos to latent print enhancement and forensic video analysis. It is important that law enforcement agencies utilize this tool using valid forensic procedures, maintaining the integrity of visual evidence.