Sex Offender Supervision Officer (SOSO) BootCamp
When: March 22-24, 2026
Margaritaville in South Lake Tahoe
CA POST and STC Certified For Over a Decade, POST Certified in NV, NM, and AZ.
www.SOSOBootCamp.com
The Nation’s ONLY 3-Day Intensive BootCamp for those Managing, Registering, Investigating, and Supervising Sex Offenders
NON-STATE SPECIFIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Who Should Attend:
- Those who register sex offenders
- Probation and Parole staff who supervise sex offenders
- Sex Crimes Detectives who investigate sex offenders
- Patrol staff who encounter sex offender registrants in the field
- Institutional Staff (Both Juvenile and Adult)
- Federal Probation Officers
- Re-entry staff and Parole Board Members
- Prosecutors and DA Investigators who prosecute sex offenders including those in violation
- Managers and agency policy makers
Day 1: Foundations of Containment & Compliance Operations
- Introduction to the Containment Model: philosophy, team roles, and coordinated supervision approach
- Introduction to the concept of all LEO working with HRSO's is a "supervisor" of the offender
- Evidence based best practices for working with SO registrants
- Understanding offender risk: assessment tools, risk levels, and dynamic vs. static factors
- Sex offender registration: legal requirements, registration tiers, and jurisdictional responsibilities. Step-by-Step.
- Conducting lawful searches: authority, scope, documentation, and Fourth Amendment considerations
- Compliance operations: planning, coordination, and inter-agency roles
- SORNA vs State Registration - Techniques, differences, overlap.
- Flyering of offenders including legal authority, liability and procedures
- Verifying compliance and discovering violational behavior
- Working with the public - Notifications, disclosure, liability
- Field Supervision tools and strategies for LEA, Probation, and Parole.
- Evidence based practices for field work.
- Field compliance checks: verifying residence, employment, and registration accuracy
- Conducting sweeps: operational planning, team assignments, and safety protocols
- Case documentation and reporting standards for compliance activity
Day 2: Digital & Cloud-Based Investigations
- Fundamentals of digital investigation: devices, data sources, and evidence handling
- Identifying CSAM and violational material: recognition, legal handling, and chain of custody
- AI-based nudification investigations: detecting AI-generated imagery, legal considerations, and case handling
- Digital and cloud-based investigations: accounts, storage services, and remote data
- Paraben hands-on lab: mobile and device acquisition workflows
- OS2K hands-on lab: guided practical exercises and case application
- Hands on labs with world class vendors such as Data-Pilot
- Use of cutting edge products and techniques such as use of License Plate Reading (LPR Technology)
- Geneological Investigative tools for DNA pinpoint accuracy
- Preserving and documenting digital evidence for prosecution
- Reporting findings and coordinating with digital forensic specialists
** Includes live demonstrations and labs from computer forensics, mobile forensics, LPR technology.
Day 3: Officer Safety, Wellness & Program Integration
- Officer safety when working with HRSOs: threat awareness and situational control
- Approach, contact, and tactical considerations during field contacts
- De-escalation and managing high-risk interactions
- Officer wellness: recognizing stress, trauma exposure, and burnout
- Building resilience: peer support, coping strategies, and available resources
- Managing exposure to CSAM and disturbing digital material
- GPS Supervision - legality, misuse, liability
- Creating a multi-agency compliance operation, step-by-step
- Integrating containment, investigation, and safety into daily operations
- Course wrap-up: review, Q&A, resources, and certification next steps
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About the Instructor:
Erik McCauley has been supervising high risk sex offenders and investigating their digital devices for over 25 years. Erik is an expert in multi-agency sex offender sweep planning operations and sex offender supervision. He has personally instructed over 15,000 sworn officers from all over the world how to use modern techniques, strategies, and technologies to work smarter and more efficiently with high risk offenders. He also specializes in reducing both departmental and personal liability and risk management. Erik is deeply committed to ensuring our officers are safe, well, mentally healthy, and that they go home safely at night.
Erik is the founder and CEO of LE LEARN, LLC, the nations only professional training platform specifically designed to instruct law enforcement on HRSO investigation, management, prosecution, and supervision. Https://LELEARN.com.
Erik regularly consults with decision makers on a national level in matters relating to supervising high risk sex offenders in the community. Erik has been recognized on a local, state, and federal level for his work with digital investigation and high risk sex offender supervision. Erik is also the founder and president of EJM DIGITAL LLC which has been providing solutions to the law enforcement community for over a decade.
www.SOSOBootCamp.com
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Erik J. McCauley - Founder and CEO
LE LEARN, LLC
714-686-3152
Erik@LELearn.com www.LELEARN.com
