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Reliability of Digital Evidence and Legal Matters: Ghana in Perspective

by Michael Adjei Frempong, Paul Asante Danquah
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 184 - Number 8
Year of Publication: 2022
Authors: Michael Adjei Frempong, Paul Asante Danquah
10.5120/ijca2022922046

Michael Adjei Frempong, Paul Asante Danquah . Reliability of Digital Evidence and Legal Matters: Ghana in Perspective. International Journal of Computer Applications. 184, 8 ( Apr 2022), 9-17. DOI=10.5120/ijca2022922046

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author = { Michael Adjei Frempong, Paul Asante Danquah },
title = { Reliability of Digital Evidence and Legal Matters: Ghana in Perspective },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Apr 2022 },
volume = { 184 },
number = { 8 },
month = { Apr },
year = { 2022 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 9-17 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume184/number8/32347-2022922046/ },
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Abstract

The advent of technology has greatly affected how digital devices are used in recent days. The advancement in technology has enacted improved devices that evolve now and then with new features. These devices include a range of gadgets such as computers, mobile devices including phones, PDAs, digital cameras and calculators, ATMs, traffic lights, CCTV cameras, drones, body cams, and tracking devices. All of these have some form of memory that stores data which allows for the retrieval of digital evidence during digital forensic investigation for prosecution in a law court. Therefore, the methods used to acquire the evidence must conform to legal standards. For the digital evidence to be admissible, it must be reliable, and for reliability to be realized the evidence should be accurate, consistent, dependable, efficient, and relevant. The digital evidence collected must be so reliable to be admissible and devoid of legal challenges. This paper takes a look at Digital Forensics and some court cases concerning the reliability of the digital pieces of evidence collected and challenges with rules of evidence in Ghana. The paper further looks at Digital Evidence, sources and types, the laws governing the reliability of digital evidence, and the rules of evidence to its admissibility.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Digital Forensics Digital Evidence Reliability Rules of Evidence

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