Handover Reports Must Be Replicable
principle
Core idea
A report handed to law enforcement or lawyers must be clean, simple, and effective. Anyone should be able to pick it up and follow the investigation to the same conclusion. Before relying on a conclusion, have a trusted peer reproduce it from an anonymized version of the work.
Components
- Clean, simple narrative that a non-specialist can follow.
- A replicable trail of addresses, transactions, and exchanges.
- Independent peer critique against an anonymized copy to confirm the same conclusion is reached.
When to use
When preparing any deliverable for a third party, and as a self-check before treating a finding as settled.
Related
The Risk of Public Attribution, Evidence Preservation Checklist
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