The branch of forensics that deal with the scientific evaluation and analysis of multimedia evidences (audio, video, images) is called Multimedia Forensics. The future of forensic investigation now relies on countering the so called “new age” crimes with modern solutions to keep up with the fast-paced change in the nature of crimes that are being committed today.
Around 60% of evidences include the analysis and examination of digital evidences that include CCTV footages, audio samples, image and metadata analysis, which require the use of skill and expertise in advanced non-conventional technologies. The changing trends in the pattern and types of crimes committed can also be depicted by the types of evidences that are recovered these days for solving an investigation. The criminals today are very calculative and strategic to plan a crime unlike the traditional crimes, and thus, there is a need to change the investigation technique adopted, to achieve the effective investigation of such types of crimes. With the advent of technology, the criminals have adopted a modern approach of operating a crime that does not involve physical harm like the conventional blue-collar crimes.
The effect of technology on crimes today is evident with the types and the patterns of crime that are being committed today.