Gap Analysis: Judicial Experience and Perception of Electronic Evidence
Michael Martin Losavio, Julia Adams, Marc Rogers · Journal of Digital Forensic Practice · 2006
A gap exists where digital forensics bridges computer science and judicial process. Whatever the results of digital forensics analysis, the analyst must be prepared to present and defend that analysis in court. A survey of state general jurisdiction judges found that most had little or no electronic evidence tendered in their cases, those that did saw few challenges to that electronic evidence and most expected to see the use of such evidence increase in the coming years. But most judges had little or minimal training in handling electronic evidence and most desired moderate or extensive training in this area. This gap in experience and training with digital forensics must be addressed to maintain the legitimacy and effectiveness of the discipline.