ISSN 1995 - 1248
Digital Forensics: Current Realities and Opportunities
K.I. Sotnikov G.V. Paramonova |
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sotnikovik@mail.ru paramonovagalina@rambler.ru |
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Senior Lecturer, the Department of Criminalistics, Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian federation, PhD in Law, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation Senior Lecturer, the Department of Criminalistic Expertise and Research, Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, PhD in Law, Associate Professor |
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St. Petersburg St. Petersburg |
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The article is dedicated to the relevant issue of formatting digital forensics. The computerization of justice has become a modern trend both in practice and in legal science while computer and information technology serve as an important tool in criminal proceedings. To date, however the issue of the conceptual apparatus, the place of digital technologies in the existing system of criminology remains controversial. The authors formulate key approaches and examine the system, as well as methodology and possible directions for the formation of digital forensic. Regarding the place of "digital criminology" in the system of traditional criminology, the authors are leaning towards a separate general methodological section "Digital Forensics". |