Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
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Computer Science Labs Ltd (CSL) is a spin-off from Data Clinic Ltd (DC), a specialist computer support service company delivering data recovery products, technology, solutions and services to its clients. The B2B brand C...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: COMPUTER SCIENCE LABS LIMITED
The project aims to develop novel methodologies and technologies to quickly process evidential data and display the evidence in one format, which aligns with the question on digital forensics in light of rapid technological change.
With the growth of the world-wide web (WWW), there has been a corresponding growth in crimes that use the WWW. Specialist law enforcement investigators are ever more frequently required to examine PCs, laptops, mobile ph...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: King's College London
The project addresses the issue of long delays in digital forensic investigations and the need for more authoritative analysis of digital evidence, which partially aligns with the question on digital forensics in light of rapid technological change.
Over 90% of reported crime involves a digital device, and the increased use of digital devices in criminality has resulted in significant backlogs within the departments that forensically examine these devices. Despite t...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The project addresses the issue of digital forensics in various crime types and proposes a solution to reduce backlog through a smart digital forensic advisor tool.