Cybercrime: How Do Small and Rural Agencies Address It?

David P. Lewis is a Senior Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance responsible for a number of successful justice information sharing projects like the, the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Law Enforcement Access Tool (LEAT), the Nationwide SAR (Suspicious Activity Reporting) Initiative (NSI), and was the lead in the development of National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) and the STOP School Violence Program.  His oversight portfolio includes the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), BJA's Southwest Border Rural Law Enforcement Reduction of Violent Crime Initiative, and, most recently. managing the development and implementation of the National Ashanti Alert Network. Before joining BJA, David served as the Project Director for both the Ohio Justice Information Network (OJIN) and the Ohio Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) at the Ohio Office of Criminal Justices Services, a Governor's Cabinet Agency.  Prior to moving to Columbus, Ohio, he served 24 years in law enforcement retiring from the Cranberry Township Police Department, Pennsylvania, as the Support Services Commander in charge of training, community programming, D.A.R.E., Internet/high tech investigations, media relations, and the department's computer projects.  David is a respected practitioner, presenter, and author in the areas of school safety, Internet awareness, computer crimes, justice information sharing, community policing, and media relations. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton, a Master's Degree in Regional Planning from the California University of Pennsylvania, and a dual MBA in Business Management and Information Systems from Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Chief Sult began his career with the Charlotte Police Department in June of 1977 as a police dispatcher and one year later became a sworn officer. He served in numerous assignments including patrol, homicide, task forces as well as developing and supervising the street drug interdiction unit with the merged Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). He went on to become commander of the CMPD Intelligence Unit with duties that included gang and RICO investigations. Promoted to Captain, he was assigned as Director of CMPD's Strategic Planning and Analysis Unit where he was responsible for development of security and preparedness planning for Charlotte's Center City. In Aug 2004, Captain Sult accepted the position of Chief of Police for the City of Gastonia, N.C. where he served for over four years. While there, he was instrumental in establishing the departments Citizen Police Academy and the 'Citizens on Patrol' program. In October 2008, the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia selected Sult to be their next Police Chief. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the start-up of the Chattahoochee River 911 Communications Authority, a multi-jurisdiction multi-discipline 911 Communications Center formed through a unique public-private partnership. In March 2013, Chief Sult was promoted to Director of Public Safety for the City of Sandy Springs where he coordinated services for Police, Fire and Emergency Management. In September 2013, Sult was appointed Police Chief of the Hampton (Virginia) Police Division. Since that time, he has implemented the Body Worn Camera project, the Division's first Real Time Information Center and is currently working to upgrade the 911 Communications Center using the latest technologies. He has also strengthened the Division's community policing philosophy by promoting organizational strategies that support building public and private partnerships and problem-solving practices. Chief Sult holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate as a certified officer through the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Council. He is certified both as a police officer and chief of police through the Georgia Police Officer Standards and Training. Chief Sult holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Gardner-Webb University and a Masters in Business Administration from Pfeiffer University. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University's Administrative Officers' Management Program and Senior Management Institute of Policing from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and the Police Executive Research Forum.

Robert Leazenby is a High-Tech Crimes Specialist at the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) where he instructs in cyber investigations and digital forensics along with researching investigative strategies and methods. Prior to coming to NW3C, Robert retired as a Supervisory Special Agent with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation serving as the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Commander and supervisor of the State's computer crime task force.   In the high-tech crime arena, Robert served as a certified forensic examiner and was on the investigative team honored with the International Association of Chiefs of Police Award for Investigative Excellence. The award stemmed from a team efforts in creating investigative solutions and software aimed at the investigation and prevention of broad scale distribution of child pornography on peer-to-peer networks.  In recent years, Robert served as the co-chair for the ICAC Emerging-Technology working group and has served on numerous consortiums aimed at preventing the use of technology in the exploitation of children. Robert enjoys creating computer and cellular applications for personal and law enforcement use. Robert is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy and served as an FBI Task-Force Officer. His technical background began with an all-expense paid stint courtesy of the United States Marine Corps.

Lt. Colonel James J. Emerson, USMC (Ret.), is Vice President at the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).  Jim has more than 42 years of law enforcement and security experience, encompassing a wide spectrum of national security and public safety disciplines with a 17 year focus on cybercrime investigation, computer forensics, and related criminal intelligence. In addition to holding numerous certifications in cybersecurity and digital forensics, Jim has presented both evidence and expert testimony related to digital evidence in US Federal Court and trained law enforcement executives, criminal investigators, and prosecutors regarding digital evidence and forensics. Jim has been the Chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Computer Crime and Digital Evidence Committee for over ten years and currently serves on a NCMEC task force to their Advisory Council.