Can we continue to effectively police digital crime?

Horsman, Graeme

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2017.06.001

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“…The question remains open. G. Horsman notes that, despite the fact that law enforcement agencies are currently combating digital crime, the question still arises as to whether they can maintain this level in the context of rapid spread of digital crime [15], including in the face of threats to information security in the UK after brexit [16]. In the light of development of the digital economy, some suggestions are made to improve the quality of digital forensics, based on the experience and more established practice of other judicial disciplines [17].…”

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Study of Russian and the UK Legislations in Combating Digital Crimes

Bokovnya¹,

Khisamova²,

Begishev³

2019

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The purpose of this article is to formulate proposals to improve the criminal law of the Russian Federation on liability for digital crimes on the basis of a comparative legal study of the UK legislation in this area. The work provides a detailed comparative legal analysis of the UK legislation in the field of combating digital crimes. Based on the study, we proposed some mechanisms for ensuring the security of relations in the digital field. The cross-border nature of these attacks among the main tasks includes unification of legal norms governing the IT sphere, creation of a single mechanism to hold accountable for attacks in the IT sphere worldwide, regardless of geopolitical boundaries. A separate direction of the internal criminal policy of all countries shall be the creation of effective mechanisms for applying the provisions of legislation in the digital sphere; any legislation, even the most progressive, is useless and only declarative in nature without the necessary mechanism for its application. Evidence of the person's guilt is required in order to prosecute. The informational nature of infringements necessitates expanding the boundaries of the powers of law enforcement agencies, which inextricably leads to the problem of finding a balance between observing the freedoms of citizens in the information space and ensuring the universal information security. In the UK, as in all countries of the world, the answer to this question has not yet been found.

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Study of Russian and the UK Legislations in Combating Digital Crimes

Bokovnya¹,

Khisamova²,

Begishev³

2019

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“…For instance, text, email, or social media messages sent between the complainant and the accused before or after an alleged sexual assault, security camera footage or cellphone photographs/video providing context for an alleged sexual assault, or even cellphone video/photo documentation of the alleged assault occurring each document the context or content of criminal activity (Bluett-Boyd, Fileborn, Quadara, & Moore, 2013; Dodge, 2018; Powell, 2010; Powell & Henry, 2018). Digital evidence, once regarded as existing only in a portion of criminal cases, in our digitized world commonly appears within all crime categories (Arnes, 2018; Horsman, 2017; Scanlan, 2011; Yar, 2013) and—according to our interviewees—is a factor in many (arguably most) cases of sexual assault. The notoriously difficult investigative process for sexual assault cases and the well-documented negative impacts of these investigations on victims (Jordan, 2008; Randall, 2010) warrant a better understanding of the particular potential and pitfalls digital evidence creates for sex crimes investigations.…”

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“This isn’t your father’s police force”: Digital evidence in sexual assault investigations

Dodge¹,

Spencer

Ricciardelli

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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“…Several analyses outline the need to actively maintain and evaluate digital literacy, as digital skills quickly deteriorate if they are not continuously upheld (Harkin et al, 2018;Horsman, 2017). The DMIs interviewed highlighted a lack of guidance post-training, together with confusion about the duties and the remit of their role.…”

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Digital media investigators: challenges and opportunities in the use of digital forensics in police investigations in England and Wales

Wilson‐Kovacs

2021

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PurposeIn-depth knowledge about specific national approaches to using digital evidence in investigations is scarce. A clearer insight into the organisational barriers and professional challenges experienced, alongside a more detailed picture of how digital evidence can help police investigations are required to empirically substantiate claims about how digital technologies are changing the face of criminal investigations. The paper aims to focus on the introduction of digital media investigators to support investigating officers with the collection and interpretation of digital evidence.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on ethnographic and interview data collected as part of an Economic and Social Research Council-funded project on the application of digital forensics expertise in policing in England and Wales, this paper examines the changing face of investigations in relation to escalating digital demand.FindingsThe analysis presents the national and regional organisational parameters of deploying digital expertise in criminal investigation and examines some of the challenges of being a digital media investigator (DMI). Through testimonies from DMIs, digital forensic practitioners, investigating and senior officers and forensic managers, the analysis explores the organisational tensions in the collection, processing, interpretation and use of information from digital devices for evidential purposes.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper offers an empirical basis for the comparative study of how the DMI role has been implemented by law enforcement agencies and its fit within broader institutional considerations and processes.Practical implicationsThe development of the DMI role has raised questions about the supply of digital expertise, especially to volume crime investigations, and tensions around occupational divisions between scientific and operational units.Social implicationsThe findings show that while the introduction of the DMI role was much needed, the development of this valuable provision within each force and the resources available require sustained and coordinated support to protect these professionals and retain their skills.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the growing sociological and criminological literature with an ethnographically based perspective into the organisational and occupational tensions in the identification and processing of digital evidence in England and Wales.

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Can we continue to effectively police digital crime?

Cited by 30 publications

References 20 publications

Study of Russian and the UK Legislations in Combating Digital Crimes

Study of Russian and the UK Legislations in Combating Digital Crimes

“This isn’t your father’s police force”: Digital evidence in sexual assault investigations

Digital media investigators: challenges and opportunities in the use of digital forensics in police investigations in England and Wales

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