Session 8 - Electronic Evidence Practice & Procedure [Introductory Judicial Training for Judges, Magistrates and Prosecutors]

By the end of this session delegates will be able to:

• Discuss the contents of the COE Electronic Evidence Guide.
• Discuss various types of electronic evidence.
• Explain the principles of best practice relating to the Seizure and handling of electronic evidence.
• Identify the challenges offered by “dead box”, “live data” and Internet sources of electronic evidence, including evidence in the “cloud”.
• Discuss the admissibility of electronic evidence in judicial proceedings.
• Explain the proper planning and preparation of a search raid where digital evidence may be found.
• Explain how a crime scene would be secured and documented, where digital evidence occur.