Term Paper Assignment: Digital Forensic Cases
You have been asked to conduct research on a past forensic case to analyze how digital data was used to solve the case. Choose one of the following digital forensic cases:
S. v. Doe (1983), Doe U.S. (1988), People Sanchez (1994), Michelle Theer (2000), Scott Tyree (2002), Dennis Rader (2005), Corey Beantee Melton (2005), James Kent (2007), Brad Cooper (2008)
Using the Stayer Library or the Internet, search for the case notes and reports for the case and answer the following:
1. Summarize the case, the pertinent actors, evidence, and facts.
2. Outline the specific digital evidence that was used in the case.
3. Describe how the investigators found and documented the evidence, if any.
4. Describe the procedures and tool(s) used for acquiring potential evidence.
5. Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation.
6. Outline the most significant improvement to digital forensic investigations/tools that assisted with efficiency and reliability.
7. Provide the links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.