Course and Reading Material

Introduction to Computer Forensics

Lectures 2 - 7: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Bureau of Justice Statistics The Criminal Justice System Flowchart

Introduction to Criminal Justice Fall 2007 Power Point Presentation

Nature of the Criminal Law

Crime Data Sources

Structure and Conduct of Investigations

Homework for Monday, Sept. 24: Please, read the following articles

Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations

Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section United States Department of Justice

FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR SEARCHING AND SEIZING COMPUTERS

Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations

Introduction to Criminal Justice Part 1

Introduction to Criminal Justice Part 2

Introduction to Criminal Justice Part 3

The seven objectives from "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society" that would shape criminal justice for some time.

1. Focus on crime prevention
2. Broaden the range of techniques availavble to deal with offenders.
3. Eliminate injustices in the criminal justice system.
4. Attract more and better qualified persons to work in the System
5. Increase research and development directed toward crime and administration
6. More money to components
7. Foster a community approach to crime, criminal jsutice, and change.

What is Inofrmation? What is Computer?

History of Computing Links

Intel Innovation in Education
A History of the Computer from PBS
Computer History Images
An Illustrated History of Computers
Computer History Museum Ehibits
The History Chanel Video Gallery
Timeline of Computing History
The History of Computing by Michelle A. Hoyle
History of computing hardware from Wikipedia
History of Computing, Virginia Montecino Education and Technology Resources
Intel 4004

Lectures

Big Endian and Little Endian: Links

Binary System Web Resourses

ASCII CODE

Computer Ethics Test - Wed, Nov 21, 2007 - in class

Encryption and Forensics

Steganography and Forensics

Steganography Web Resourses

Files for the Lab

Test 2 Preparation

Steganography Homework. Due Day: Monday, Oct 29

• Read first five articles from the Steganography Web Resources Session. You will receive the direct link to the articles by e-mail, as well.
• You can omit the technical details in the articles.
• Prepare 10 questions, which could be answered by reading the acrticles. Please, state explicitly to which paper your question refers.
• Send your questions by e-mail to ykortsarts@mail.widener.edu by 11 AM, Monday, Oct 29

Steganography Lab Practice

• The lab practice instructions were edcrypted in the following file ForensicsLabPractice.doc.isc
• Save this file to your desktop
• Decrypt the following file that was encrypted with Invisible Secrets software using AES encryption algorithm. In order to find the password for decryption you need to decrypt the word RZPEDYBO that was encrypted by Shuft Cipher with Muptiply 5 and Add 7
• After decryption, you would be able to open the file and read the message.
• Follow instuctions that you just read to find the treasure.
• You would need to use an additional file picture.bmp to find a treasure
• Here is the file: picture.bmp

Lab Practice - Preparation for the Lab Assignment

Files for the LAB

Steganography Lab Assignment

Files for the Lab Assignmen
hidePic.jpg
info.htm.isc

Introduction to Computer Ethics

MD5 and Forensics

Files for MD5 practice

forensics MD5 practice - Monday, Dec 3

Computer Examination Process

forensics MD5 practice - Wed, Dec 5

MD5 Lab Assignment