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CHAPTER 8
Digital forensics education, training and awareness
Defense lawyers have not been confident enough to challenge computer forensic 
findings, the lack of understanding and basic knowledge of computers and lastly 
the benefits of instructing computer forensic experts when defending individuals 
charged with crimes involving computers.
As defense lawyers become even more confident to challenge computer forensic 
findings, then, the prosecution success rate will be different and those of us work-
ing in the field of computer forensics are beginning to see the changes both within 
civil matters such as tort, breach of contracts, defamation, employee disputes, etc., 
to criminal matters theft, criminal damage, drugs related offence and criminal of-
fences concerning copyright and theft of intellectual property. The key issue here is 
the lack of understanding and basic knowledge of computers and lastly the benefits 
of instructing computer forensic experts when defending individuals charged with 
crimes involving computers.
The development of one or more major multi-disciplinary research centers, fol-
lowing the model of Centre for Information Technology Research for the Interest 
of Society (CITRIS), is necessary to attract private funding and bring together ex-
perts from different academic departments and industry in a more integrated, multi- 
disciplinary research effort. It is recommended that the Research Councils take the 
lead in initiating discussions with Government, universities and industry with a view 
to the prompt establishment of an initial centre in UK.
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