Chapter 38. Video and Photo Evidence

Information in this chapter:

• The most critical steps in the forensic examination of video and photo evidence
• Using video and photo evidence in cases
Video and image evidence must be handled with great care, and any examinations or enhancements performed must be thoroughly documented. If the evidence is not received in the most viable format and preserved correctly, or if the examiner does not perform the forensic examination properly, it is possible to jeopardize the evidence by creating new evidence through the addition of image artifacts. In this chapter, we look at some of the ways that video and photo evidence is used in cases, and also at how evidence should be properly handled and enhanced. This chapter ...

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