Professional paper

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF CYBER CRIME

Svetlana Nikoloska ; Faculty of Security- Skopje, “St Kliment Ohridski” University, Skopje
Marija Gjosheva ; Ministry of Interior of the Republic of N.Macedonia, Sector for Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Skopje

Abstract

Cyber-crime is distinguished from classical and economic crime as a separate group of crimes that have their own specific criminal characteristics, which are emphasized in the very definition of this crime, which is the means of committing the crime and the object of the criminal attack. It is precisely the criminal characteristics of cyber-crime that necessitate the need for appropriate criminal investigation and the provision of relevant evidence through the application of legal measures and actions and the application of appropriate techniques to provide electronic evidence which is crucial to fully illuminate a criminal forensic event, prosecution of perpetrators of specific crimes. The purpose of this paper is the theoretical study of forensic research, by analyzing a practical example following the case studies method, in order to derive indicators of the specificity of the procedure for the elucidation of computer crimes and the specific approach to securing electronic evidence, as well as its storage. and adapting to the needs of the criminal procedure, is acceptable to the judicial authorities.

Keywords

cybercrime; criminal investigation; forensic; digital evidence; criminal practice

Hrčak ID:

252828

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/252828

Publication date:

31.12.2020.

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