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Fundamental Computing Forensics for AfricaSubdivisions of Forensic Science

Fundamental Computing Forensics for Africa: Subdivisions of Forensic Science [Generally speaking, forensic scienceForensic science is targeted towards crime investigation. A crime is defined as “ an offensive act against society that violates a law and its punishable by the government (Volonino et al. Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall Inc., 2006, [1]).” For an act to be considered a crime, it must violate a criminal lawCriminal law. Criminal laws are defined by statutes and they are in place to safeguard the public, human life, or private property (Volonino et al. Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall Inc., 2006, [1]). Again, it’s the government’s obligation to punish offensive acts committed by individuals. This means that crimes committed to individuals are punished by the government and not by the individual the crime is committed to. In this chapter, we will explore the different subdivisions of forensic scienceForensic science and how they are applied to tackle crimes.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Fundamental Computing Forensics for AfricaSubdivisions of Forensic Science

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
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978-3-319-94498-2
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17 –56
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10.1007/978-3-319-94499-9_3
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[Generally speaking, forensic scienceForensic science is targeted towards crime investigation. A crime is defined as “ an offensive act against society that violates a law and its punishable by the government (Volonino et al. Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall Inc., 2006, [1]).” For an act to be considered a crime, it must violate a criminal lawCriminal law. Criminal laws are defined by statutes and they are in place to safeguard the public, human life, or private property (Volonino et al. Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall Inc., 2006, [1]). Again, it’s the government’s obligation to punish offensive acts committed by individuals. This means that crimes committed to individuals are punished by the government and not by the individual the crime is committed to. In this chapter, we will explore the different subdivisions of forensic scienceForensic science and how they are applied to tackle crimes.]

Published: Jun 24, 2018

Keywords: Forensic science; Crime investigation; Evidence

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