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Abstract: 

It seems that no sooner has the justice system accepted DNA evidence, its analysis, and dependability than it is faced with the increasing necessity to accept a relatively new but equally dependable type of evidence at trial—digital evidence. (See, e.g., Office for Victims of Crime, "DNA: Critical Issues for Those Who Work With Victims," NCJ 211970 (2007) (presenting a series of interviews with crime victims, victim advocates, sexual assault nurse examiners, law enforcement, and prosecutors; addressing the collection and preservation of DNA evidence; and explaining how cold case investigations are handled) (available from the OVC Resource Center; (800) 851–3420; http://OVC.NCJRS.org/askovc).) Considering the roughly 200-year history of photography and its development, it has been an astonishingly short time since it's inception that digital photography became the preferred method of capturing images.

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Affiliations:  1: Fordham University; 2: Fordham University.