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Digital and Document Examination,

Edition 1

Edited by Max M. Houck

Publication Date: 27 Jan 2018

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The Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report: Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward. This volume, Digital and Document Examination, will serve as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching digital forensics and forensic document examination, as well as an excellent reference for forensic scientist’s libraries or use in their casework. Coverage includes digital devices, transportation, types of documents, forensic accounting and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the Advanced Forensic Science Series is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.

Key Features

Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of digital forensics and document examination
Contains sections on digital devices, transportation, types of documents and forensic accounting
Includes sections on professional issues, such as from crime scene to court, forensic laboratory reports and health and safety
Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions and additional reading suggestions

About the author

Edited by Max M. Houck, Vice President, Forensic and Intelligence Services, LLC

Table of Contents

[All Sections will include Review questions, Discussion questions and Additional readings sections]

Section 1. Introduction
Basic Principles of Forensic Sciences
Forensic Classification of Evidence
Interpretation/The Comparative Method

Section 2. Digital Devices
Digital Imaging and Photography: An Overview
Cellular Phones
Digital Image: Enhancement and Authentication
Audio Enhancement and Authentication
Analysis of Digital Evidence

Section 3. Transportation
Aircraft Flight Data Recorders
Electronic Data Recorders (EDR’s, Black Boxes)
Analog Tachograph Chart Analysis

Section 4. Documents
History of the Forensic Examination Documents
Overview of the Forensic Document Examination
Analytical Methods
Document Dating
Forgery/Counterfeits
Handwriting
Ink Analysis
Paper Analysis

Section 5. Financial
Counterfeit Currency
Identity Theft
Forensic Accounting
Payment Cards
Counterfeit Goods

Section 6. Professional Issues
From Crime Scene to Court
Forensic Laboratory Reports
Health and Safety
Child Pornography

Book details

ISBN: 9780128027172

Page Count: 264

Retail Price : £78.95

Lewis, Forensic Document Examination, 9780124166936, 2014, 212pp, $99.95
Casey, Digital Evidence and Computer Crime 3e, 9780123742681, 2011, 807pp, $69.95

Audience

Graduate students and educators, as well as entry level professionals

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