Chapter 31

The Basic Concepts and Locard Exchange Principle in Digital Forensic Investigations

About the Author - Emeka Arinze Esq.

Foreword by Hon Justice Walter S. N. Onnoghen, GCON, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria

Chapter Content
  1. The Background Concepts
    1. Forensics and Its Historical Emergence
    2. Digital Forensics as a sub-division of Forensic Science
  2. The Locard Exchange Principle otherwise known as Trace Evidence
    1. Trace Evidence in Digital Activity Log
    2. Trace Evidence and Fingerprint Identification
    3. Trace Evidence in Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Marching

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Chapter 31 introduces the subject matter by examining the paradigm upon which investigative actions must precipitate, i.e., any action of an individual, and obviously, the violent action constituting the crime, cannot occur without leaving a trace.

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