Archived Documents
The following documents are archived for historical reference purposes only. These are not considered actively in use and most have been updated or superseded with more relevant information. Please visit the Published Documents pages for the most relevant versions.
- 2024-03-22 SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Forensic Video Analysis (18-V-001-1.1)
- 2024-03-15 Core Competencies for Digital Forensics (23-F-007-1.1)
- 2024-12-03 Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders (17-V-002-1.3)
- 2023-06-15 SWGDE Best Practices for Computer Forensic Acquisitions (17-F-002-2.0)
- 2023-06-15 Technical Notes on FFmpeg for Forensic Audio Examinations (23-A-001-1.0)
- 2023-12-18 Recommendations For Cell Site Analysis (17-f-001-2-0)
- 2022-01-13 SWGDE Best Practices for Obtaining Google Reverse Location Data for Investigative Purposes v1.1
- 2022-09-22 SWGDE Best Practices for Obtaining Google Reverse Location Data for Investigative Purposes (22-F-004-1.2)
- 2022-09-22 Best Practices for Remote Collection of Digital Evidence from a Networked Computing Environment (22-F-003-1.0)
- 2022-06-09 Considerations for Release of Synopsis Videos for Public Review v1.0
- 2022-01-13 SWGDE Best Practices for Drone Forensics v1.0
- 2022-01-13 Best Practices for Vehicle Infotainment and Telematics Systems v3.0
- 2020-09-17 SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Evidence Acquisition from Cloud Service Providers_v1.0
- 2020-09-17 SWGDE Best Practices for Mobile Device Evidence Collection & Preservation Handling and Acquisition_v1.2
- 2020-09-17 Best Practices for Digital Evidence Acquisition from Cloud Service Providers v1.0
- 2020-09-17 Technical Notes on Internet of Things (IoT) Devices
- 2020-09-17 SWGDE Best Practices for Enhancement of Digital Audio v1.2
- 2020-09-17 Video and Audio Redaction Guidelines v2.0
- 2020-09-17 Best Practices for Teleworking and Digital Forensics v1.0
- 2020-06-04 SWGDE Bylaws v5.7.1
- 2020-06-04 SWGDE Bylaws v5.6
- 2019-07-16 Best Practices for Mobile Device Evidence and Collection Preservation and Acquisition_v1_1
- 2019-07-16 SWGDE General Photography Guidelines for the Documentation of Evidence Items in the Laboratory
- 2018-11-20 SWGDE Bylaws v5.5
- 2018-11-20 SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools in Digital and Multimedia Forensics v1.0
- 2018-11-20 Video and Audio Redaction Guidelines
- 2018-07-11 SWGDE Best Practices for Image Authentication
- 2018-07-11 SWGDE Best Practices for Computer Forensic Examination
- 2018-04-25 SWGDE Guidelines for Capturing Latent Impressions Using a Digital Camera in the Field
- 2018-04-25 SWGDE Guidelines for the Digital Imaging of Footwear and Tire Impressions
- 2018-04-25 Best Practices for Examining Magnetic Card Readers v3.0
- 2018-04-25 Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders v1.0
- 2017-09-25 SWGDE Framework of a QMS for DME-FSSPs
- 2017-09-25 SWGDE Guidelines for the Testing and Capture of Latent Impressions Using a Camera or Scanner
- 2017-07-18 SWGDE Technical Overview of Digital Video File
- 2017-07-18 SWGDE Best Practices for Maintaining the Integrity of Imagery
- 2017-07-18 Best Pratices for Maintaining the Integrity of Imagery
- 2017-07-18 Core Competencies For Forensic Audio
- 2017-02-21 SWGDE Photographic Equipment and Infrastructure Recommendations
- 2017-02-21 Guidelines for Forensic Image Analysis
- 2016-06-23 SWGDE Digital Image Compression and File Formats Guidelines v1.0
- 2015-09-29 SWGDE Best Practices for the Forensic Use of Photogrammetry
- 2015-09-29 SWGDE Recommendations and Guidelines for Using Video Security Systems
- 2015-09-29 SWGDE Best Practices for Examining Magnetic Card Readers v2
- 2014-09-05 SWGDE Recommended Guidelines for Validation Testing v2
- 2013-02-11 SWGDE Best Practices for Mobile Phone Forensics v2
- 2013-02-11 SWGDE Core Competencies for Mobile Phone Forensics v1
- 2012-09-13 SWGDE Model QAM for Digital Evidence Laboratories v3
- 2010-05-15 SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Quality Assurance in the Processing of Digital and Multimedia Evidence
- 2010-01-15 SWGDE-SWGIT Guidelines and Recommendations for Training in Digital and Multimedia Evidence v2
- 2007-02-07 SWGDE Special Considerations When Dealing with Embedded Technology v1