Digital Evidence Crimes

Electronic devices are everywhere in world today, from internet of things to machine learning super computer to computer cars helping people communicate locally and globally with ease. People think of computers, cell phones and the Internet as the only sources for digital evidence, but any piece of technology that processes information can be used by criminals in a criminal intent. Investigators need to be able to recognize and properly seize potential digital evidence.
Digital evidence is defined as information and data of value to an investigation that is stored on, received or transmitted by an electronic device. Digital evidence can be obtained when electronic devices are seized and secured after a crime. Some characteristics of digital evidence are: • Digital Evidence is latent (hidden), like fingerprints or DNA evidence • Digital Evidence crosses jurisdictional borders quickly and easily • Digital …show more content…
These are the major ones and have different evidence-gathering processes, tools and concerns, and different types of crimes tend to lend themselves to one device or the other.
Electronic crimes (e-crime) such as child pornography and credit card fraud are closely associated with digital evidence. Digital evidence is also used to prosecute many types of crimes, not just e-crime. Suspects' e-mail or mobile phone files might contain critical evidence regarding their intent and their whereabouts at the time of a crime is one example of using digital evidence for prosecuting.
According to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in an effort to fight e-crime and to collect relevant digital evidence for all crimes, law enforcement agencies are incorporating the collection and analysis of digital evidence into their infrastructure. Law enforcement analyze digital evidence in three areas: forensic computer, video, and audio analysis.
Forensic