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Digital Evidence Management for Local PD glossary
Terms used in Digital Evidence Management for Local PD and its documentation.
Applies to Digital Evidence Management for Local PD as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Digital Evidence Management for Local PD and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Chain of custody | The record of every upload, view, clip, share, download and disposition of an evidence item, with who did it, when and why. |
| Hash | A fingerprint of a file recorded on arrival and checked later to show the file has not been changed. |
| Retention category | The category from your retention schedule that sets how long an evidence item is kept before disposition is proposed. |
| Legal hold | A flag that stops disposition of evidence while litigation, an appeal or an investigation is open. |
| Disposition | The approved deletion of evidence once its retention period ends and no hold applies. |
| Redaction proposal | A suggested blur or mute of a face, plate, screen or spoken name made by automated detection for a person to accept or reject. |
| Evidence share | A package of evidence sent to a prosecutor or partner agency by secure link or file transfer, with each access recorded. |
| Clip | A shorter copy cut from an evidence file; the original stays unchanged. |
| Public submission link | An upload link tied to an incident that lets a resident or business submit footage without an account. |
| Discovery log | The record kept with a case of what was shared with the prosecution, when and with whom. |
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