{"id":14696,"date":"2020-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/what-is-nw3c\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:36:33","slug":"what-is-nw3c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/what-is-nw3c\/","title":{"rendered":"What is NW3C? (UPDATED JULY 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NW3C stands for the National White Collar Crime Center, an organization that is committed to helping educate law enforcement professionals on a variety of relevant topics. The organization based in Richmond, Virginia has over 70,000 members worldwide and was founded in 1987.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">Who should join NW3C?&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-is-NW3C_.png\" alt=\"What is NW3C\" width=\"300\" style=\"width: 300px; float: right; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px;\">Serving <a href=\"\/law-enforcement\" rel=\"noopener\">law enforcement<\/a>, the organization &#8220;provides support to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies engaged in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of financial, intelligence, cyber and high-tech crime through training.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization focused on in-person training classes as well as online training, however, during the pandemic, much of the learning has moved online with webinars and training for police, sheriffs, constables, prosecutors and judges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">How is NW3C funded?&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NW3C receives grant funding from a variety of U.S. federal agencies and they use the funding to provide training and investigative services to their members.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/National-White-Collar-Crime-Center-NW3C.jpg\" alt=\"National White Collar Crime Center NW3C\" width=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 300px; float: right; margin: 10px;\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">What type of Training does NW3C offer?&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The organization is regularly updating their course catalog to include training on a variety of law enforcement topics such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Financial and Economic Crime<\/strong> &#8211; including courses such as Financial Crimes Against Seniors (FCSS), Financial Investigations Practical Skills (FIPS), Financial Records Investigative Skills (FRIS), Money Laundering and Commingling (MLC), etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cybercrime<\/strong> &#8211; including classes such as Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis (ADFA) for Mac, Mobile, and Windows, Basic Cyber Investigations, Cellular Records Analysis, Digital Footprints (BCI-DF), Dark Web &amp; Open Source Intelligence (BCI-DW\/OSINT), Intermediate Cyber Investigations: Virtual Currency (ICAC-ICI-VC), Automated Digital Forensic Tools (ICAC-IDFA-AFT), SQLite Primer (IDFA-SQLite), etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligence Analysis<\/strong> &#8211; including courses such as Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT), Introduction to Link Analysis (ILA) and Intelligence Writing and Briefing (IWAB)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyber Investigations &amp; Digital Forensics<\/strong> &#8211; Search Warrants and Digital Evidence, First Responders and Digital Evidence, Introduction to Previewing, Online Undercover, Cyberstalking, Encryption, Introducing Digital Evidence in Court, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">NW3C Investigative Resources&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to training, NW3C is respected for the variety of resources and law enforcement tools the organization provides. Members can leverage investigative support, legal templates, investigative templates, INFOSEC \/ OPSEC \/ PERSEC resources, cryptocurrency policy documents for seizing assets and Bitcoin investigative field guides among other things.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">NW3C Certifications&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Members can take advantage of a number of certifications that are open to law enforcement professionals as well as certain members of the private sector. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Certified Cyber Crime Investigator<\/li>\n<li>Certified Cyber Crime Examiner<\/li>\n<li>Certified Economic Crime Forensic Examiner (CECFE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #038d9f;\">What are the benefits of NW3C?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NW3C offers a wide variety of benefits to members including access to a wide variety of free templates and professional content, access to free best practices webinars, digital forensic <a href=\"\/news\/dfir-capture-the-flag-nw3c\" rel=\"noopener\">Capture the Flag (CTF) contests<\/a>, online training and professional certifications, as well as discounts on law enforcement specific products and services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nw3c.org\/UI\/membership\/MemberBenefits.html\" rel=\"noopener\">member of NW3C<\/a>, please talk to your ADF Solutions account manager to get a <a href=\"\/free-trial\" rel=\"noopener\">free trial of ADF digital forensic tools<\/a> to help you speed your investigations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"optech-default-btn btn-style cta_button\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4330725\/668f96ee-04cf-4714-a55b-42124601ef89\" target=\"_blank\" data-text=\"Talk to an ADF Expert\"><span class=\"btn-wraper\">Talk to an ADF Expert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the webinar: <a href=\"\/solving-fraud-economic-crimes-video\" rel=\"noopener\">Solving Fraud &amp; Economic Crimes with ADF digital forensic tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NW3C stands for the National White Collar Crime Center, an organization that is committed to helping educate law enforcement professionals on a variety of relevant topics. 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