The following are the primary services performed by the Alabama Computer Forensic Laboratories:
Recovery of potential evidence from digital media such as; hard disks, compact discs, dvds, memory cards, and floppy disks
Recovery of potential evidence from cellular telephones and personal data assistants (pda)
Consultation regarding the preperation, planning, and execution of search warants involving digital evidence
Consultation regarding legal issues of digital evidence
Expert testimony
Prosecutorial Assistance
Potential Evidence may include:
images of child pornography
images of counterfeit documents personal information involved in identity theft schemes
email and chat-logs containing personal communications
web browsing history
software used in the furtherance of crime
text documents
financial records
deleted items
many other items of value specific to each investigation
The above lists are not all-inclusive