ABSTRACT

With the growing sophistication and prevalence of digital devices such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, sat-navs, and domestic appliances, the extraction, analysis and interpretation of digital data has become increasingly central to intelligence gathering and criminal proceedings. However, the very extent of data available today challenges the ability of police agencies to turn seized devices into useful evidence. To date, most social science scholarship about forensics has concentrated on DNA profiling and its societal and ethical issues. In contrast, other forensic fields, including digital forensics, have had little analytical scrutiny. Based on unprecedented access to a forensic collaboration in England, this study addresses the question: In conditions of constrained resources, how do police agencies manage the insatiable demand for digital examinations? In doing so, we bring rationing classification schemes from healthcare studies into the field of criminology in order to characterise the techniques for reconciling demand with capacity. As detailed, formal attempts to ration demand are confounded by informal practices and procedures that can impact on the capacity of the workforce and the speed with which cases are processed. In addition, the rationing of digital devices has significant consequences for the definition and distribution of skills and expertise across criminal justice agencies.

摘要

随着诸如移动电话，计算机，平板电脑，卫星导航仪和家用电器之类的数字设备的日益成熟和普及，数字数据的提取，分析和解释在情报收集和刑事诉讼中变得越来越重要。但是，当今可用的数据量很大，这挑战了警察机构将扣押的设备变成有用证据的能力。迄今为止，大多数关于法医学的社会科学奖学金都集中在DNA分析及其社会和道德问题上。相反，包括数字取证在内的其他取证领域几乎没有进行分析性审查。基于英格兰前所未有的法医合作机会，本研究解决了以下问题：在资源有限的情况下，警察机构如何应对数字化考试的无限需求？在此过程中，我们将医疗保健研究中的配给分类方案引入犯罪学领域，以表征使需求与容量协调的技术。详细而言，正式配给需求的尝试会与非正式做法和程序混淆，这些做法和程序会影响工作人员的能力和处理案件的速度。此外，数字设备的配给对于刑事司法机构中技能和专门知识的定义和分配也将产生重大影响。正式配给需求的尝试被非正式的做法和程序所混淆，这些做法和程序会影响工作人员的能力和处理案件的速度。此外，数字设备的配给对于刑事司法机构中技能和专门知识的定义和分配也将产生重大影响。正式配给需求的尝试被非正式的做法和程序所混淆，这些做法和程序会影响工作人员的能力和处理案件的速度。此外，数字设备的配给对于刑事司法机构中技能和专门知识的定义和分配也将产生重大影响。