The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is a framework that outlines standards for the recovery and discovery of digital data. EDRM diagram represents a conceptual view of the e-discovery process. Moreover, it is designed to serve as guidance for gathering and assimilating electronic data during the legal proceedings, including criminal evidence discovery (e-Discovery). And it is an iterative process and allows repeating the same step numerous times and thereby honing in on a more precise set of result.
The EDRM stages include the following:
- Information governance: Implement data governance processes that alleviate risk and expenses in the event of an e-Discovery request.
- Identification: Locate sources of information to determine exactly what the data is, and how it needs to be managed
- Preservation: Locating potential sources of Electronically stored information (ESI) and determining its scope, breadth and depth.
- Collection: Gathering ESI for further use in the e-discovery process.
- Processing: Reduce the volume the relevant ESI and convert it for review and analysis
- Review: Determine the data’s e-discovery relevance
- Analysis: Evaluate the ESI for content and context, including key patterns and topics
- Production: Display data findings at depositions, hearings, trials, etc., to elicit further information, validate existing facts or positions or persuade a jury
the_cyberguy Answered question 04/10/2022