How to Reuse Knowledge about Forensic Investigations

When detectives perform investigations they manage a huge amount of information, they make use of specialized skills and analyze a wide knowledge base of evidence. Most of the work is not explicitly recorded and this hurdles external reviews and training. In this paper we propose a model able to organize forensic knowledge in a reusable way. Thus, past experience may be used to train new personnel, to foster knowledge sharing among detective communities and to expose collected information to quality assessment by third parties.