Title :
The Development of a University-Based Forensics Training Center as a Regional Outreach and Service Activity
Author :
Vaughn, Rayford B. ; Dampier, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Mississippi State Univ., MS
Abstract :
This paper describes a university-based Forensics Training Center (FTC) established by a Department of Justice grant for the purpose of improving the ability of state and local law enforcement in the Southeastern part of the United States to address the rising incidence of computer based crime. The FTC effort is described along with supporting evidence of its need. Current and planned activities of the FTC are described
Keywords :
computer crime; computer science education; law administration; training; University-based Forensics Training Center; computer based crime; local law enforcement; state law; Computer crime; Computer science; Computer science education; Computer security; Counting circuits; Digital forensics; Laboratories; Law enforcement; National security; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2007.523
