The current state of digital forensic practitioners in South Africa

J. Jordaan, K. Bradshaw
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Recent high profile court trials around the world, including South Africa, have highlighted the importance of forensic science evidence in court. They have also show what can happen when forensic science is handled poorly in court leading to incorrect convictions or acquittals. Most often the problems have been linked to the qualifications, training, competency and experience of the forensic practitioners who examined and analysed the evidence. With digital forensics being recognised as a forensics science and criminal trials such as Casey Anthony and Julia Amero dominated by errors in the digital forensics process attributed to the examiners, it is crucial to understand what the current situation is in South Africa with regards local digital forensic practitioners, so as to identify any strengths or shortcomings which could impact on digital evidence in a court of law. The research focused on understanding the academic qualifications, digital forensics training, competency, and experience of South African digital forensic practitioners. General trends were identified through the research showing that South African digital forensic practitioners often lacked the necessary academic qualifications, training, competency and experience required of a digital forensics practitioner, raising concerns about the quality of digital forensics practice in South Africa. When contrasted against international standards, the research identified areas of improvement, and suggested potential remedial actions to address the situation.
南非数字法医从业者的现状
包括南非在内的世界各地最近备受瞩目的法庭审判都强调了法庭上法医科学证据的重要性。他们还表明,当法庭上的法医科学处理不当,导致错误的定罪或无罪释放,会发生什么。大多数情况下,这些问题与审查和分析证据的法医从业人员的资格、培训、能力和经验有关。随着数字取证被认为是一门法医科学,而像Casey Anthony和Julia Amero这样的刑事审判中,由于审查员在数字取证过程中犯的错误占主导地位,了解南非当地数字取证从业者的现状至关重要,以便确定可能影响法庭数字证据的任何优势或缺点。研究的重点是了解南非数字法医从业人员的学术资格、数字法医培训、能力和经验。通过研究确定了总体趋势,表明南非数字法医从业者往往缺乏数字法医从业者所需的必要学术资格、培训、能力和经验,这引起了人们对南非数字法医实践质量的担忧。在与国际标准进行对比时,该研究确定了需要改进的领域,并提出了可能的补救行动来解决这种情况。
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