Tactical Features of Collecting Digital Traces
Abstract
The article examines the tactical features of collecting digital traces in criminal proceedings, taking into account their formation, operation, and use as evidence. It is substantiated that digital traces constitute an independent type of forensically significant information formed during interaction between a person, technical means, and the digital environment, characterized by dynamism, distribution, dependence on technical conditions, and the possibility of remote influence. The mechanism of their formation is determined, which includes the stages of initiating the information process, technical fixation, distribution, transformation, and storage of data. The features of tactical and forensic support for the detection, extraction, and fixation of digital traces are revealed, in particular, the need to identify both the material carriers and the logical environments of information existence, the use of specialized technical means, and the assurance of data integrity and compliance with procedural form.
Keywords:
pre-trial investigation
forensic support
tactical-forensic support
digital trail
computer data review
tactical technique
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Karaman K. Tactical Features of Collecting Digital Traces. Archives of Criminology and Forensic Sciences. 2026. Т. 13, № 1. С. 68–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32353/acfs.13.2026.04.
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