CIIFER: Cyber-attacks, Internet Investigations, Forensic Analysis and Electronic Records: Digital Evidence for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
2026-09-02 - 2026-09-03 | –, Staunton, VA
CIIFER is CASC’s digital evidence conference, a two-day statewide conference welcoming prosecutors and law enforcement for a multi-track agenda that will include in-depth basic and advanced training on cyber-attacks, forensic analysis of digital devices, and obtaining digital records from third parties such as cellphone and internet providers. This program will include subject-matter experts from multiple disciplines as well as representatives from some of the nation’s largest internet-service providers. Prosecutors and law enforcement of all experience levels are welcome.
The training is held in Staunton, VA. Attendees will be responsible for making and paying for their own hotel reservation (info provided in training registration), and CASC will not be reimbursing travel expenses.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration opens soon.

Investigation and Prosecution of Gang Cases ("Gang Busters XII")
2026-09-13 - 2026-09-18 | –, Williamsburg, VA
Gang Busters is an intensive, workshop-style, interactive training course on the prosecution of gang cases, similar to TOP GUN one of CASC’s longest running programs. This program covers the latest developments in the law, the criminal practices used, an exercise in qualifying as a gang expert and the latest developments in gang investigation and prosecution.
This five-day training will be held in Williamsburg and is open to Virginia prosecutors and law enforcement. Attendance is limited to 20 teams, each of which consists of a prosecutor and a law enforcement investigator from a given jurisdiction. Attendance at all sessions of the program is mandatory.
ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the application. Complete and return the application to Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu by Monday, May 31, 2026. Acceptance decisions will be emailed no later than June 30, 2026.
Lodging is provided for attendees whose office is 25 miles or more from the training venue. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Mileage will not be reimbursed.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Prosecutor Bootcamp: A Comprehensive Training for the New Prosecutor
2026-09-20 - 2026-09-25 | –, Staunton, VA
Prosecutor Bootcamp is a week-long intensive training for the new prosecutor. It will be held in Staunton, Virginia. This program is open to prosecutors with three years or less experience. Specific topics to be covered include trial skills, evidentiary issues, practice in General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, work-life balance, and legal writing, among others.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is twenty-five miles or more from the program venue. Meals will be provided but mileage to and from the program is not covered.
Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, with a preference for one attendee per jurisdiction. Multiple attendees from the same jurisdiction will be considered if space is available.
Registration closes on June 3 and by July 2 you will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist.
For more information, contact Nancy Oglesby at noglesby@wm.edu
Click here to register.

Trauma to Trial
2026-10-04 - 2026-10-09 | –, Staunton, VA
CASC again is offering Trauma to Trial, our 6-day course on the topic of investigating and prosecuting adult non-stranger sexual assaults. The training is open to 12 prosecutor/law enforcement teams.
The program is free. Lodging for attendees whose offices are more than twenty-five miles from the training site will be provided. Meals and parking will be provided to all attendees. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility.
Space is limited to 12 teams comprised of a prosecutor and a law enforcement officer from the same jurisdiction. Since there have been substantial changes to the content of this course, anyone who attended prior to 2017 may re-apply if they wish to attend again.
ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration a link to download the application will be in the registration confirmation email. BOTH team members must register, complete the application, and return it to CASC by June 3. Your team will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist by July 2.
For more information contact Nancy Oglesby, noglesby@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Executive Program 2026
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-04 | –, Harrisonburg
The Executive Program is a training seminar devoted to management issues, with attendance restricted to the 120 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and Chief Deputies. The program addresses leadership skills, office management, case management, employment practices and personnel issues, police relations, press and public relations and other topics important to prosecutors in leadership positions.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration will open in September 2026.

Spring Institute 2027
2027-04-11 - 2027-04-14 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2027.

Spring Institute 2028
2028-04-23 - 2028-04-26 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2028.
