High tech crime production lines could help maintain evidential integrity

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High tech crime 'production lines' could help maintain evidential integrity

Digital forensics specialist calls for step change in how forces process computers and other devices seized from suspects.

Date - 14th August 2015
By - Josh Loeb - Police Oracle

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A former police officer and digital forensics high flyer has said that making processes around analysing suspects’ computers and gadgets more like commercial production lines will help maintain evidential integrity. Paul Slater (pictured),...

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