Digital evidence in criminal law
By: Daniel M. Scanlan
Publisher: Canada Law Book
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Aurora, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780888045027
Subjects: Criminal Evidence; Electronic evidence; Preuve (Droit pénal); Preuve électronique
Description: "This title addresses the legal issues relating to digital evidence collected during the course of a criminal investigation and its subsequent use at trial. It surveys key technologies (cookies, web-cases, recovery methods) and explains them in a simple, easy to understand fashion.

The book includes a discussion on types of evidence where they can be found, who the required witnesses are and the challenges of obtaining and preserving digital evidence in the first place. Special emphasis is placed upon digital evidence generated by the police and seized from suspects. It further covers the effect on the law of evidence that has resulted from the internet communications revolution."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-322) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Aspects of electronic evidence; title: 3. The expectation of privacy in data; title: 4. The scope of the search for data; title: 5. Intercepting private communications and digital technology; title: 6. Digital forensics; title: 7. Types and sources of electronic evidence; title: 8. Disclosure of electronic evidence; title: 9. Knowledge and control : proof of the possession of data; title: 10. Malware : computer viruses and remote access; title: 11. Computer experts; title: Appendix A. Related statutory material; title: Appendix B. Sample disclosure undertakings regarding criminal evidence; title: Appendix C. Select bibliography; title: Index.