Federal Defender Investigators, Paralegals and Mitigation Specialists A Virtual Series: Session 2 – AI Becomes Surveillance: Data in Our Cases

Technology and how we use it provides more methods for the government to monitor, surveil and record. Perhaps more importantly, it is creating data repositories that law enforcement can access, and artificial intelligence is giving them more leverage over that data than ever before. This session (1) will review prevalent government surveillance technology programs, from computer vision technology (such as automatic license plate readers and facial recognition), to audio recognition technology (such as ShotSpotter and body-worn camera transcription tools); (2) explain how data generated from these technologies is used by the government; and (3) provide strategies that all members of the trial defense team can use when facing these systems as they investigate, review discovery, and prepare for trial.

Presenter:

Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez has focused on the intersection of data, science, technology and the criminal legal system for more than a decade. She is the owner and founder of E. Daniel Vasquez Consulting. Elizabeth created and ran the Science & Surveillance Project at Brooklyn Defender Services, worked as a staff attorney in the trial division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and litigated wrongful conviction and civil rights cases involving forensic error and misconduct throughout the country at Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP. Through her work, Elizabeth has cultivated deep technical and strategic experience working with experts and investigators across disciplines and handling cases that involve complex science and data science.

NOTE:  This webinar series is created for federal defender trial investigators, paralegals, and mitigation specialists and participation is limited to federal defender organization staff.

CLE:  CLE credits will not be available for this session.