内容简介
Thevastmajorityofmoderncriminalinvestigationsinvolvesomeelementofdigitalevidence,frommobilephones,computers,CCTVandotherdevices.DigitalForensics:DigitalEvidenceinCriminalInvestigationsprovidesthereaderwithabetterunderstandingofhowdigitalevidencecomplements“traditional”scientificevidenceandexamineshowitcanbeusedmoreeffectivelyandefficientlyinarangeofinvestigations.Takinganewapproachtothetopic,thisbookpresentsdigitalevidenceasanadjuncttoothertypesofevidenceanddiscusseshowitcanbedeployedeffectivelyinsupportofinvestigations.Thebookprovidesinvestigators/SSMs/othermanagerswithsufficientcontextualandtechnicalinformationtobeabletomakemoreeffectiveuseofdigitalevidencesourcesinsupportofarangeofinvestigations.Inparticular,itconsiderstherolesplayedbydigitaldevicesinsocietyandhenceincriminalactivities.Fromthis,itexaminestheroleandnatureofevidentialdatawhichmayberecoverablefromarangeofdevices,consideringissuesrelatingtoreliabilityandusefulnessofthosedata.Includesworkedcaseexamples,testquestionsandreviewquizzestoenhancestudentunderstandingSolutionsprovidedinanaccompanyingwebsiteIncludesnumerouscasestudiesthroughouttohighlighthowdigitalevidenceishandledatthecrimesceneandwhatcanhappenwhenproceduresarecarriedoutincorrectlyConsidersdigitalevidenceinabroadercontextalongsideotherscientificevidenceDiscussestheroleofdigitaldevicesincriminalactivitiesandprovidesmethodsfortheevaluationandprioritizingofevidencesourcesIncludesdiscussionoftheissuessurroundingmoderndigitalevidenceexaminations,forexample;volumeofmaterialanditscomplexityClearoverviewofalltypesofdigitalevidenceDigitalForensics:DigitalEvidenceinCriminalInvestigationsisaninvaluabletextforundergraduatestudentstakingeithergeneralforensicsciencecourseswheredigitalforensicsmaybeamoduleoradedicatedcomputer/digitalforensicsdegreecourse.Thebookisalsoausefuloverviewofthesubjectforpostgraduatestudentsandforensicpractitioners.