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Computer Crime Investigations – Computer Forensics

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Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

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After reading this chapter, the reader should be able to:

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    Understand the science of digital crime investigation.

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    Understand the fundamental steps in digital crime investigation.

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    Understand digital evidence.

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    Learn to handle digital evidence.

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    Acquire the techniques required in digital crime investigation.

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    Recognize the difficulties encountered during digital crime investigation.

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  3. Sammes, Tony and Brian Jenkinson. Forensic Computing: A Practitioner’s Guide. London: Springer, 2000.

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  4. Volonino, Linda, Reynaldo Anzaldua, and Jana Godwin. Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007, p. 13.

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Kizza, J.M. (2010). Computer Crime Investigations – Computer Forensics. In: Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age. Texts in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-038-0_13

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