Investigations involving the Internet and computer networks.
Contributors: National Institute of Justice (U.S.). Technical Working Group for the Investigation of High Technology Crimes.; National Institute of Justice (U.S.); National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.). Office of Law Enforcement Standards.
Series: NIJ special report
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Computer crimes -- Investigation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Forensic sciences -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Evidence, Criminal -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: "Jan. 2007."

"NCJ 210798."

"Prepared under Interagency Agreement #2003-IJ-R-029 between the National Institute of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Law Enforcement Standards." -- Verso of t.p.

"Report was developed by the Technical Working Group for the Investigation of High Technology Crimes and is intended to be a resource for individuals responsible for investigations involving the Internet and other computer networks." -- Foreword.

Also available via the Internet: Address as of 1/29/07: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/210798.pdf
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Technical Working Group for the Investigation of High Technology Crimes; title: Ch. 1. Introduction and investigative issues; title: ch. 2. Tracing an Internet address to a source; title: ch. 3. Investigations involving e-mail; title: ch. 4. Investigations involving web sites; title: ch. 5. Investigations involving instant message services, chat rooms, and IRC; title: ch. 6. Investigations involving file sharing networks; title: ch. 7. Investigations of network intrusion/denial of service; title: ch. 8. Investigations involving bulletin boards, message boards, listservs, and newsgroups; title: ch. 9. Legal issues; title: Appx. A. Glossary; title: Appx. B. Domain name extensions; title: Appx. C. Accessing detailed headers in e-mail messages; title: Appx. D. File sharing investigative suggested checklist; title: Appx. E. Simple subpoenas and reports; title: Appx. F. Examples of potential sources of evidence in network investigations; title: Appx. G. Sample language for preservation request letters unde 18 U.S.C. 2703 (f); title: Appx. H. Sample language for 2703(d) court order and application; title: Appx. I. Technical resource list; title: Appx. J. Legal resource list; title: Appx. K. List of organizations.