Forensics

Why Digital Forensics Must Be Regulated

Nearly every criminal investigation now has a digital component, whether it is pinpointing the location of a cell phone, analyzing financial transactions or identifying suspects from surveillance video. But the computer forensics industry, which emerged in the late 1990s and began gaining traction among police agencies around 2004, is ever-changing and expensive. Furthermore, due to the sheer number of cases, laboratories are often backed up and take a long time to get to specific evidence.