Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition

April 14, 2008

Chapter 7. Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Considerations by Crime Category

Section 1 — Child Abuse and Exploitation

Potential digital evidence in child abuse or child exploitation investigations includes:

• Computers.
• Scanners.
• Mobile communication devices.
• Video and still photo cameras and media.
• Calendars or journals.
• Digital camera software.
• Internet activity records.
• Photo editing and viewing software.
• Printed e-mail, notes, and letters and maps.
• Printed images or pictures.
• Notes or records of chat sessions.
• Web cameras and microphones.
• Computer games.
• Printers and copiers.
• Information regarding steganography.
• Removable media.
• External data storage devices.
• Video game consoles, games, and expansion packs.
• References to user-created folders and file names that classify images.