An approach to quantifying the plausibility of the inadvertent download defence

• 来源期刊: 法庭科学研究
• 关键词: Forensic science probability theory confidence interval binomial distribution inadvertent download defence possession of child pornography counter terrorism counter espionage
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（1）
• 页码范围: 中插4,28-32
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 中文

摘要

A table of 95％confidence limits on the probabilities for randomly downloading relatively small numbers of illegal images or sensitive documents amongst a relatively large number of other images or documents has been computed. It is anticipated that these data will assist prosecution officials in arriving at a decision as to whether or not there is a reasonable likelihood of a successful criminal prosecution when the inadvertent download defence is employed in cases of possession of child pornography, terrorist material or espionage-related documents. The same data can also be used by defence counsels to assess the strength of the prosecution's case.