In this episode, we’ll cover the importance of digital forensics today, and why law enforcement agencies should be transforming and modernizing their operations.

The discussion with members of the Americas Center of Excellence discussion group, law enforcement veterans Christian Quinn, Tim Scanlan and Michael Joy, focuses on agencies and the challenges they face.

The discussion looks at the value for police in modernizing the investigative workflow and transforming their investigative culture.

Among the points raised are:

• The need for a mindset shift in law enforcement, especially at the executive
• How investigations are changing due to law enforcement transformation.
• How digital forensics is now the starting point for almost all crimes, with digital evidence being a vital part of every stage of today’s investigations.
• Why a law enforcement culture shift to digitalization provides a solution to problems caused by staff not working in the same building and creating siloed data, shortages of personnel and not leveraging data across departments.
• Explaining the need for innovation, changing the work culture, and shifting long-term thinking.
• The need for law enforcement departments and local government to see modernization as a priority and commit to investing in it.
• How digital technologies can be leveraged to get results that cannot be achieved using old-fashioned and manual methods.
• How digital transformation helps build trust with the community and closes the public safety gap.
• How modernizing the investigative workflow can ensure the security of evidence

Listen to the full episode to learn more about these issues.