Extra Post: October

For my extra post I wanted to talk about something new that i've been shown. recently my mentor, while we worked, showed me what audio bugs looked like. What's been shown on television is more wrong than you could think. These new bugs look like just a wire with a slight bulge were the microphone is set into it. These bugs could be put anywhere, AND look like any other cable. they're near invisible. It blew my mind to see that the technology that's being used is so much more advanced than before, yet as simple as having the appearance of a wire.

Blog 8:Research and Working EQ

1. My working EQ is "What is the most effective and safe way for Special Operations to legally place bugs or sweep for bugs in an environment
2.  so far my answers include:

1. for the placement of recording devices, to place them inside an object that isn't interacted with frequently or at all.
2. I believe that a false identity for the purposes of going into a place of interest is essential to keeping safe this includes, False ID's, different clothing, and even disguises for the face: beards, glasses hats.
3. my most important source so far has been "Interpreting Prisoners Communications" as it has given me the most insight to how the prisoners think about their surroundings and understanding of their law.
4. For my Mentorship, I am mentoring under Detective Adam Cordova, who has been showing me the ingenuity and technical know how on the going on's of the office. Everything is mostly made on site or scouted out and placed without anyones knowledge but theirs. The recordings that are received are still extremely confidential but have helped me form my Working EQ.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

For my independent component 1, I plan to continue my job shadowing and working under my mentor. To show That I have performed my 30 hours, I plan on taking photos and recordings of allowed materials, and the workplace I also plan on keeping a log of certain materials used in the offices. by continuing to work under my mentor I can dig into exactly how they do their work, and how I can better form my EQ. I can also learn of other experts in the field and use them as a resource as well.

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

1. My Mentor is Detective Adam Cordova and they work at a center for the Los Angeles County Sheriffs department.
2. I will be asking them:

1. Their rank and position within their work.
2. Which academy they attended and the experience there.
3. Their amount of work experience and their path to their current position.
4. What formal education did they receive prior to their position.
5. Why they went into law enforcement and stayed with it.

Blog 5-Mentorship Reflection

1. Mentorship Question: I found my mentorship by watching my father do his job and learning what how he goes about doing it properly for the past five years. So one year ago I asked if I could tag along with him, to see his office and watch, even help him, do his work. He gave me his Sunday's
overtime to help him with filing and recording. That day is ingrained in my mind as the day I saw how detectives both monitor and prevent future crimes. Whether through using recorded prison conversations, or by listening in on a gang's conversation, the LASD has used it's information to the best of it's abilities.

2. When it comes to the resources, such as books on privacy and unlawful search and seizure, or a web article about the law on each form of eavesdropping or wiring, I've learned a lot from each of them. However, when it comes to which one has been the most useful in terms of my research on laws about laws on surveillance and recording, it has been MSI Detective Service's website. this site has provided me with the laws, either state by state, federal, and the proper procedures for Detectives and in terms that a civilian could understand.

August Blog

About an hour after our work is done, my mentor decided it would be worth it to show me all the hidden devices that are used or have been used throughout the intelligence divisions existence. recorders cut into a bibles pages are one such device, but my mentor had an extreme dislike for cutting holes into the new testament, so he and his partner took the covers off the bibles, leaving the pages intact and, creating fake pages with a false inside. Along with the new design came an easier way for the party to operate. afterwards, my mentor taught me about the difference between analog and digital receivers, and went into a brief recount of counter-espionage strategies.

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

1. I plan to interview my mentor who I've been working with for this summer. I chose them because I felt it would be a proper way to get introduced to the interview process. Also, my mentor is one of the seniors in their work.

2. On top of the required questions I plan to ask the following questions.

•  What would you say is the most tedious or frustrating part of your job?
•  How does your work affect investigations, is what you find admissible in court?
• Do you find yourself more bound by state or federal law?
• Is your work environment changing rapidly, with new responsibilities being placed on you?