Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence

The english Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has released a new guide to collecting electronic evidence. The Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence has been revised by experts.

The guidelines relate to:

• Personnel attending crime scenes or making initial contact with a victim/witness/suspect
• Investigators
• Evidence recovery staff
• External consulting witnesses

The Good Practice Guide contains the following chapters:

Introduction
The principles of computer-based electronic evidence
Overview of computer-based electronic investigations
Crime scenes
Home networks & wireless technology
Network forensics & volatile data
Investigating personnel
Evidence recovery
Welfare in the workplace
Control of paedophile images
External consulting witnesses & forensic contractors
Disclosure
Retrieval of video & CCTV evidence
Guide for mobile phone seizure & examination
Initial contact with victims: suggested questions
Glossary and explanation of terms
Legislation
Local Hi-Tech Crime Units

You can download the Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence here.