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B Y S A R A S C U L L I N
EVIDENCE & FORENSICS
S
o much of our lives are on-
line. The work we do, the
music we listen to, the videos
we watch and the people we
chat with and email. We make business
transactions and keep memories on our
hard drive without a second thought.
This massive, active hub of business
and personal activity can be a boon to
criminal investigators and police trying
to solve crimes, but it presents plenty
of logistical challenges, too. A thorough
online search can quickly become an
overwhelming undertaking for offi-
cers with plenty else to do and limited
resources. In the interest of speeding
things along, the National Institute
of Justice (NIJ) recently sponsored a
Circle 56 on Reader Service Card
The big data sift
The National Institute of Justice joins forces
with forensics pros to come up with a faster, more
efficient way to scan digital data in a quest for evidence