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Bill Dedman's 1988 investigation, The Color of Money, [24] for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on racial discrimination by mortgage lenders in middle-income neighborhoods, received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting and was an influential early example of computer-assisted reporting or database journalism.
Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct, [1] or financial misconduct within the workplace by employees, officers or directors of the organization. [2]
Investigation, the work of a detective; Investigation, the work of a private investigator; Criminal investigation, the study of facts, used to identify, locate and prove the guilt of an accused criminal; Criminal investigation department, the branch of British Police force to which plainclothes detectives belong
Digital forensics is a branch of the forensic sciences related to the investigation of digital devices and media. Within the field a number of "normal" forensics words are re-purposed, and new specialist terms have evolved.
In Vietnam, private detective work is not yet officially recognized by law but is developing due to the demands of modern society. [14] Detective service companies primarily offer investigation and surveillance services for individuals and businesses in matters such as marriage, business fraud, information retrieval, or tracking subjects. [15]
Since 2000, in response to the need for standardization, various bodies and agencies have published guidelines for digital forensics. The Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) produced a 2002 paper, Best practices for Computer Forensics, this was followed, in 2005, by the publication of an ISO standard (ISO 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and ...
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Computer forensic investigations typically follow the standard digital forensic process, consisting of four phases: acquisition, examination, analysis, and reporting. Investigations are usually performed on static data (i.e., acquired images) rather than "live" systems. This differs from early forensic practices, when a lack of specialized ...