Digital Forensics: Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations (Hardcover)

The vast majority of modern criminal investigations involve some element of digital evidence, from mobile phones, computers, CCTV and other devices. Digital Forensics: Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations provides the reader with a better understanding of how digital evidence complements “traditional” scientific evidence and examines how it can be used more effectively and efficiently in a range of investigations.

Taking a new approach to the topic, this book presents digital evidence as an adjunct to other types of evidence and discusses how it can be deployed effectively in support of investigations. The book provides investigators/SSMs/other managers with sufficient contextual and technical information to be able to make more effective use of digital evidence sources in support of a range of investigations. In particular, it considers the roles played by digital devices in society and hence in criminal activities. From this, it examines the role and nature of evidential data which may be recoverable from a range of devices, considering issues relating to reliability and usefulness of those data. 

• Includes worked case examples, test questions and review quizzes to enhance student understanding
• Solutions provided in an accompanying website
• Includes numerous case studies throughout to highlight how digital evidence is handled at the crime scene and what can happen when procedures are carried out incorrectly
• Considers digital evidence in a broader context alongside other scientific evidence
• Discusses the role of digital devices in criminal activities and provides methods for the evaluation and prioritizing of evidence sources
• Includes discussion of the issues surrounding modern digital evidence examinations, for example; volume of material and its complexity
• Clear overview of all types of digital evidence 

Digital Forensics: Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations is an invaluable text for undergraduate students taking either general forensic science courses where digital forensics may be a module or a dedicated computer/digital forensics degree course. The book is also a useful overview of the subject for postgraduate students and forensic practitioners.

現代大多數刑事調查都涉及數位證據的某些元素，包括手機、電腦、閉路電視和其他設備。《數位鑑識：刑事調查中的數位證據》提供讀者更好地理解數位證據如何補充「傳統」科學證據，並探討如何在各種調查中更有效、更高效地使用它。

這本書以一種新的方式探討這個主題，將數位證據視為其他類型證據的附屬物，並討論如何有效地支援調查。本書提供調查人員、SSM（數位鑑識專家）和其他管理人員足夠的背景和技術資訊，以便能更有效地利用數位證據來支援各種調查。特別是，它考慮了數位設備在社會中以及刑事活動中所扮演的角色。從這個角度出發，它檢視了從各種設備中可以恢復的證據數據的角色和性質，並考慮了這些數據的可靠性和有用性等問題。

本書包含了案例示例、測試問題和評估測驗，以增強學生的理解能力。解答可在附帶的網站上找到。書中還包含了許多案例研究，以突顯數位證據在犯罪現場的處理方式，以及在程序執行不正確時可能發生的情況。此外，本書還將數位證據放在更廣泛的背景下討論，與其他科學證據並列。它還討論了數位設備在犯罪活動中的角色，並提供評估和優先考慮證據來源的方法。此外，本書還討論了現代數位證據檢查所涉及的問題，例如材料的數量和複雜性。

《數位鑑識：刑事調查中的數位證據》對於修讀一般法醫科學課程（其中數位鑑識可能是一個模組）或專門的計算機/數位鑑識學位課程的大學生來說是一本寶貴的教材。對於研究生和法醫實踐者來說，本書也是這個主題的有用概述。