Competency and Evaluation Framework for Forensic Examiners
Duration
January 2006 – December 2008
Internal Participants
Craig Valli, Andrew Woodward, Chris Bolan (Staff)
External Participants
WA police computer crime – Tim Thomas, Duncan Armstrong
WA Australian Federal Police Computer Crime – Mike Wheeler
Electronic Evidence Special Advisory Group (EESAG)
This project involves the creation of a evaluative framework to assess a digital forensic examiners competency in relation to electronic evidence presentation, examination and analysis. This project started in January 2006 as a tool for the Western Australian police computer crime squad to certify and evaluate competencies within the squad. The project is now expanded as a result of getting acceptance from the EESAG. EESAG is comprised of the persons in charge of the computer crime squads of the Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and the Australian Federal Police, as well as the Australian high-tech crime centre (AHTCC) who provide advice directly back to government on matters relating to electronic evidence in computer crime. We are now working with members from the EESAG on the development of a comprehensive competency and evaluation framework for forensic examiners to be used by the members of the group.
The framework is broken down into three distinct phases these are acquisition, analysis and presentation. The framework borrows heavily from blooms taxonomy of learning and other relevant educational and learning theory. The framework has six levels of expertise ranging from a rudimentary understanding based on definitions to highly complex cognitive tasks requiring synthesis of application of knowledge to electronic evidence scenarios.
Outcomes
Construction of primary framework presented to EESAG on 28th August 2006, Parramatta, NSW. Primary overarching framework accepted.
Completion of acquisition stage pilot December 2006