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Part 1: At a crime scene you find a piece of glass with a

Last updated: 7/9/2022

Part 1: At a crime scene you find a piece of glass with a

Part 1: At a crime scene you find a piece of glass with a red, dried liquid, and a yellow fiber on the edge lying on the ground. Upon closer inspection, you notice that there is also a smudged fingerprint crossing the center of the glass. Your job is to plan and carry out an investigation to analyze this evidence. Explain how you would collect, preserve and analyze this evidence. What would you hope to find out from this piece of evidence? Indicate whether the glass, red liquid, fingerprint and yellow fiber are each individual or class evidence. Why? Part 2: Read the quote below and respond to all three of the discussion questions in your post. Conduct an internet search on this topic; some links have been provided at the bottom to help you get started. "Computer forensics has also sparked a tremendous amount of controversy in the law enforcement, civil rights and technology fields. Some tech experts have even developed antiforensic software simply to prove that evidence collected from a computer is not reliable." -Carter Law, Criminal Defense Attorney 1) After learning how Computer Forensics are used to analyze and interpret data, do you think this quote is accurate? Why or why not? 2) Do you feel there are any situations in which it is unethical for law enforcement to seize and search a citizen's computer or data storage devices? Support your answer with at least 2 arguments. 3) What kind of controversy do you think the author of the quote was referring to in the "law enforcement, civil rights and technology fields"?