Rules of professional responsibility in digital forensics: A comparative analysis

Authors

Filipo Sharevski, Purdue University

Prior Publisher

The Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL)

Abstract

The consolidation of the rules of professional responsibility as recommended by the Committee on Identifying the Needs of Forensic Sciences Community (2009) accents the establishment of an uniform code of ethics emphasizing the importance of enforceability in strengthening the role the forensic science plays within the criminal justice system. Equally pertinent for the domain of digital forensics, this imperative entails a research commitment in comparing and contrasting the respective codes of ethics to illustrate their “variety, specificity and enforceability” in order to inform the discussion on the regulative aspects of the digital forensic discipline. Accordingly, this paper reviews the professional responsibility regulation inaugurated in both the US and international digital forensics arena aiming to bring give a closer and more detailed perspective on the practice harmonization within the digital realm

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Recommended Citation

Sharevski, Filipo (2015) "Rules of professional responsibility in digital forensics: A comparative analysis," Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law: Vol. 10 , Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/jdfsl.2015.1201
Available at: https://commons.erau.edu/jdfsl/vol10/iss2/3