This guide for state and local law enforcement personnel and other first responders is an edited and excerpted edition of two US Department of Justice publications. It offers detailed guidelines on recognizing, collecting, preserving, and storing digital evidence at the crime scene. Part I provides general guidelines on handling digital evidence. It reviews types of electronic devices that may be found at the crime scene, and tools for collecting digital evidence. Part I continues by setting out detailed processes for securing, evaluating, and documenting the scene and moving and storing digital evidence. It also sorts digital evidence considerations by crime category, such as child abuse, counterfeiting, and fraud. Part II focuses on investigations involving e-mail, web sites, file sharing networks, bulletin boards, and message boards. There is detailed information on tracing Internet addresses to the source. The book includes glossaries, cases, sample documents, and a list of organizations providing technical resources, as well as b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Intends to assist State and local law enforcement and other first responders who may be responsible for preserving an electronic crime scene and for recognising, collecting, and safeguarding digital evidence. This title addresses situations encountered with electronic crime scenes and digital evidence.
