Digital Forensics Trial Graphics
Teaching the Jury through Effective Use of Visuals
- 1st Edition - March 16, 2017
- Authors: John Sammons, Lars Daniel
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 3 4 8 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 3 4 9 3 - 4
Digital Forensics Trial Graphics: Teaching the Jury Through Effective Use of Visuals helps digital forensic practitioners explain complex technical material to laypeople (i.e., ju… Read more
Digital Forensics Trial Graphics: Teaching the Jury Through Effective Use of Visuals helps digital forensic practitioners explain complex technical material to laypeople (i.e., juries, judges, etc.). The book includes professional quality illustrations of technology that help anyone understand the complex concepts behind the science. Users will find invaluable information on theory and best practices along with guidance on how to design and deliver successful explanations.
- Helps users learn skills for the effective presentation of digital forensic evidence via graphics in a trial setting to laypeople such as juries and judges
- Presents the principles of visual learning and graphic design as a foundation for developing effective visuals
- Demonstrates the best practices of slide design to develop effective visuals for presentation of evidence
- Professionally developed graphics, designed specifically for digital forensics, that you can use at trial
- Downloadable graphics available at: http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780128034835
Information Security professionals of all levels, digital forensic examiners and investigators, InfoSec consultants, attorneys, law enforcement officers. Also forensic training vendors, government training courses, universities, litigation support, and high-tech crime associations
Chapter One. Introduction
Chapter Two. But I Am Not an Artist
- Introduction
- Expertise Into Illustration
- Get to the Point
- Building Blocks
- Summary
Chapter Three. Principles of Graphic Design: The Basics
- Introduction
- Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity
- Contrast
- Summary
Chapter Four. Slide Design: Best Practices
- Introduction
- Commit the Time to Planning and Preparing Your Slides and Slide Deck
- Practice Simplicity
- Leverage the Power of Visuals
- Use the Right Chart
- Use Color Appropriately
- Limit the Number of Fonts
- Conclusion
Chapter Five. Presenting for Comprehension
- Introduction
- How Learning Works
- Target Audience: The Judge and Jury
- The Learning Environment: Courtroom Versus Classroom
- Explanations
- Expert as Teacher
- The Expert Witness as Filter
- Curse of Knowledge
- Conclusion
Chapter Six. Putting It All Together
- Introduction
- Example Graphics With Explanation
- Case Example: Complex Technical Explanation
- Summary
Chapter Seven. Preparing Graphics for Production
- Introduction
- Understanding Limitations
- Quick Guide to Preparing Graphics
- Summary
Appendix A. Resources for Better Presentations
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 16, 2017
- Language: English
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John Sammons
John Sammons is a distinguished scholar and educator in digital forensics, currently serving as a Professor at Marshall University and Associate Director of the Institute for Cyber Security. With a background as a Huntington Police officer, he has been recognized for his investigative work by the U.S. Department of Justice.
He is the author and co-author of several notable books, including the acclaimed "The Basics of Digital Forensics," which was nominated for Digital Forensics Book of the Year in 2013. John also contributed to the digital forensics chapter of Douglas Ubelaker’s "Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions."
In addition to his academic roles, he is the Fusion Center Liaison Officer for the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center and founded the Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence, a non-profit focused on research and training in digital evidence. John holds multiple certifications and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the FBI Infragard. Before joining Marshall, he co-founded Second Creek Technologies, a digital forensics firm. He also teaches advanced digital forensics and firearms to graduate students and provides training for legal and law enforcement professionals.Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Director of the Digital Forensics and Information Assurance program, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USALD
Lars Daniel
Lars Daniel is a digital forensics examiner at Guardian Digital Forensics.
Lars is an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), an AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE), an AccessData Certified Mobile Examiner (AME) a Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist (CTNS), Certified Wireless Analyst (CWA), a Certified Internet Protocol Telecommunications Specialist (CIPTS), and a Certified Telecommunications Analyst (CTA).
He spoke at the largest annual digital forensics conference, the Computer Enterprise and Investigations Conference (CEIC), in 2011 and 2013, and at the EnFuse conference in 2016.
Lars has qualified as an expert witness and testified in both state and federal court, qualifying as a digital forensics expert, computer forensics expert, a cell phone forensics expert, a video forensics expert, and a photo forensics expert.
He has attended over 300 hours of forensic training and has worked on over 600 cases involving murder, child pornography, terrorism, rape, kidnapping, intellectual property, fraud, wrongful death, employee wrongdoing and insurance losses among numerous other types of cases.
Lars is the co-author of the book Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals: Understanding Digital Evidence from the Warrant to the Courtroom, published by Syngess, an imprint of Elsevier Publishing.
He has extensive experience in both civil and criminal defense cases. He provides Continuing Legal Education (CLE) training classes for attorneys across the United States.
Affiliations and expertise
Digital Forensics Examiner with Guardian Digital ForensicsRead Digital Forensics Trial Graphics on ScienceDirect