Given the scope and consequences of violent crimes, it is advisable to seek out and preserve all available digital evidence.

Related MCQs

• The process of documenting the seizure of digital evidence and, in particular, when that evidence changes hands, is known as:
• When assessing the reliability of digital evidence, the investigator is concerned with whether the computer that generated the evidence was functioning normally, and:
• When reconstructing evidence surrounding a violent crime, it is generally helpful to:
• A valid definition of digital evidence is:
• What are the three general categories of computer systems that can contain digital evidence?
• In terms of digital evidence, the Internet is an example of:
• Investigators should not rely on one piece of digital evidence when examining an alibi – they should look for an associated _______.
• Types of digital evidence that might corroborate an alibi include:
• Computers and mobile devices are treated as _________ crime scenes in violent crime investigations.
• The main difference in MACs and digital signatures is that, in digital signatures the hash value of the message is encrypted with a user’s public key.