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المؤلف:  Max M. Houck، Jay A. Siegel

المصدر:  Fundamentals of Forensic Science

الجزء والصفحة:  617

2026-09-08

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LEGAL ISSUES

All digital evidence is virtual and latent. Because of the physical nature of most other types of evidence and the immense complexity of modern digital technology, the legal system has approached digital evidence with a mixture of awe and skepticism. Some laypersons feel that technology is almost akin to magic and take whatever the digital evidence is as truth; others suspect it outright and think it all “junk science.” As digital evidence continues to be involved in a wide variety of crimes and useful forensic evidence comes from it, the legal community will have to become more comfortable and realistic in dealing with this kind of information. Although it is a good bit different from other types of evidence, digital evidence must be held to the same scientific and legal standards as other forensic sciences.