Terrorism
Forecast 1: The number of offenses reported to the police involving computers and electronic storage media will continue to increase substantially, requiring changing priorities for resource allocation, new training for line officers and investigators, new police specialties, and new knowledge for prosecuting attorneys and judges.
Electronic devices that store data are becoming varied and easily accessible. All of them are potential goldmine for investigators. At the same time their storage capacity is increasing; their size is getting smaller; and their prices plummeting. Against this background, modern criminal are using these devices in ways which are unfamiliar to investigators ...