Digital Forensics: Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations [Hardcover]

Angus McKenzie Marshall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470517743 | ISBN-13: 978-0470517741 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

?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.? (Reviews, May 2009)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470517743
• ISBN-13: 978-0470517741
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,099,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angus is a specialist in digital evidence and Internet crime, with experience of defence and prosecution casework in England and Scotland. He has provided reports in cases including copyright violation, financial fraud, child abuse/paedophilia and murder.

He has worked at several Universities in the UK and has just finished a stint as a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science at the University of Teesside where he had overall responsibility for Digital Forensics and Forensic Computing.

During the formation of North Yorkshire Trading Standards' Digital Evidence Recovery and Internet Crime (DERIC) Unit, Angus provided assistance and advice and continues to be an advisor. He is also involved in the North-East Trading Standards' Scambusters initiative as a specialist advisor and consultant on Internet matters.

He is a regular speaker for law enforcement organisations and presents at national and international academic criminology and forensic science conferences several times a year. He is also external examiner for two of the UK's leading Universities on their forensic computing courses and is a guest lecturer at other Universities on the uses of computer evidence in all types of criminal investigation.

In recent years he has contributed to BBC Radio Scotland's "Scenes of Crime", hosted by Val McDermid (who has also sought his advice on digital evidence matters for her fiction writing) and ITV Tyne-Tees.

He has also presented sessions, on digital evidence and the role of the forensic scientist, at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.

His first book, "Digital Forensics: Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations", wasl be published in autumn 2008 and he has contributed material to Robin Bryant's"Investigating Digital Crime", which was published in May 2008.

He runs his own specialist forensic computing company : n-gate ltd.