Retrieval of video & CCTV evidence
Digital CCTV installations vary greatly in terms of the recording methods used and export
functionality provided. The systems often do not allow quick and easy access to data in a suitable
form by police investigators. This procedure is designed to enable police technical staff to select the
most appropriate method for retrieving video from digital CCTV systems.
The guidance is aimed at video content investigators,
rather than computer systems investigators, who are
advised to refer to the relevant Digital Evidence Group
guidelines. The key difference in approach is that this
procedure is intended for those whose priority is to
extract video sequences from PCs and Digital Video
Recorders (DVRs), rather than to forensically examine
the entire system.
