Social Media Investigations 101
Foundational workflows for finding, documenting, and interpreting public social media activity.
Example Training Topics
Investigative Curriculum
iSMILE covers the investigative side of social media, OSINT, and digital intelligence. Topics are designed for real-world investigations and modern public safety challenges.
OSINT Tradecraft for Investigators
Search techniques, username pivots, image checks, link analysis, and investigative documentation.
Online Subject Development
How to build a stronger digital profile around a person, alias, account, group, or network.
Threat Monitoring & Behavioral Indicators
Identifying concerning online behavior, escalation patterns, and public safety risks.
Digital Evidence Preservation
How to properly capture, organize, label, and preserve online findings for reports and case files.
Geolocation & Location-Based Clues
Using public posts, images, timestamps, landmarks, and context to support investigative leads.
RTCCs & Social Media
How Real Time Crime Center teams can incorporate public social media monitoring into operational awareness.
Human Trafficking & Online Platforms
Understanding how traffickers, victims, and networks may use social platforms and online spaces.
Gang, Narcotics & Group Activity Online
Recognizing group behavior, coded language, network activity, and digital identifiers.
Internal Affairs & Online Misconduct
Using social media and public-source information in sensitive administrative investigations.
AI Tools for Investigative Research
How AI can assist with organization, summarization, pattern recognition, and investigative workflow support.
Courtroom-Ready Reporting
Turning online research into clean, professional, defensible investigative reports.