法医科学技术人员通过收集和分析证据来协助进行刑事调查。许多技术人员专门从事犯罪现场调查或实验室分析。大多数法医科学技术人员都花一些时间编写报告。该程序专为信息技术专家，系统分析人员和网络管理员设计，对于要求执法人员，私营公司或公共机构中需要搜索和识别隐藏的数字数据或分析存储或复制的员工计算机使用情况的个人特别有用文件，电子邮件和Internet历史记录。计划内容包括管理数字证据收集的法律，公司或组织使用的调查结果的记录文件，在法律诉讼中作为证据作为证据提供和接受数字数据的程序以及用于识别，复制和分析数字的
Forensic science technicians aid criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. Many technicians specialize in either crime scene investigation or laboratory analysis. Most forensic science technicians spend some time writing reports. Designed for information technology specialists, systems analysts and network administrators, this program is especially beneficial for individuals within law enforcement, private corporations or public agencies who are asked to search for and identify hidden digital data, or to analyze employee computer usage, stored or copied files, e-mail and Internet history. Program content includes laws governing the collection of digital evidence, documentation of findings for corporate or organizational use, procedures for presentation and acceptance of digital data as evidence in legal proceedings, and a variety of software programs and tools used to identify, replicate and analyze digital data without corrupting it. The courses completed for this Certificate may be applied toward the Palo Alto College AAS Information Security and Assurance degree plan.