The definitive text for students of digital forensics, as well as professionals looking to deepen their understanding of an increasingly critical field Written by faculty members and associates of the world-renowned Norwegian Information Security Laboratory (NisLab) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), this textbook takes a scientific approach to digital forensics ideally suited for university courses in... more...

This short, friendly, technical guide especially for legal professionals examines both the rising professional demand and the tools available which will allow attorneys to become more technically savvy. The acquisition, authentication, management and presentation of technological evidence are given a through overview. Part I dissects the related San Bernardino County California cases involving Katie Tagle and Stephen Garcia. This techno-legal case... more...

Mechanical Witness is the first cultural and legal history charting the changing role and theoretical implications of film and video use as courtroom evidence. Schwartz moves from the earliest employment of film in the courts of the 1920s to the notious 1991 Rodney Kind video, revealing how the courts have developed a reliance on film and video technologies and contributed to the growing influence of visual media as a dominant mode of knowledge... more...

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Statistics in the Law is primarily a user's manual or desk reference for the expert witness-lawyer team and, secondarily, a textbook or supplemental textbook for upper level undergraduate statistics students. It starts with two articles by masters of the trade, Paul Meier and Franklin Fisher. It then explains the distinction between the Frye and Daughbert standards for expert testimony, and how these standards play out in court. The bulk of the book... more...

This groundbreaking monograph asserts the need for the establishment of an exclusionary rule of evidence in China as a means of protecting the people from police wrongdoing. The author skilfully explores the foundations and developments of the exclusionary rule in the UK and USA, assessing the rule from a comparative perspective and illuminating some issues that may arise in transferring the rule from one legal system to another. Divided into two... more...

A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattered glass door of a burglarized home. Indeed, where crimes are committed, careless perpetrators will invariably leave behind the critical pieces of evidence—most likely in the form of fingerprints—needed to catch and convict them. But the science of fingerprint identification isn’t always as cut... more...

Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. The fourth edition has been revised and updated to address the radical changes brought about by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, particularly in relation to hearsay, character evidence and opinion evidence and to expand coverage of the Human Rights Act... more...

The Modern Law of Evidence is well established and relied upon as a lucid, engaging and authoritative guide to the contemporary law of evidence. This textbook provides concise analysis of the theory behind the law, with an emphasis on recent discussion and current topics. The ninth edition has been carefully developed and updated to ensure that it remains a thorough and reliable resource for readers. This book is an ideal text for undergraduates and... more...

Dive into mobile forensics on iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry devices with this action-packed, practical guide Overview Clear and concise explanations for forensic examinations of mobile devices Master the art of extracting data, recovering deleted data, bypassing screen locks, and much more The first and only guide covering practical mobile forensics on multiple platforms In Detail With the advent of... more...