Book five by Stephen L Cohen
The Hard Record: Forensic Standards for High-Liability Documentation
The record is not paperwork. It is evidence.
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A record that cannot withstand hostile review is not a defensible record.
The standard is traceable documentation that separates fact, inference, and rationale while preserving provenance, custody, versions, retention, and disclosure.
The operating problem
The Hard Record
A practical standard for documentation that must survive hostile review. It translates forensic discipline into a working system for decision logs, evidence intake, provenance, chain of custody, version control, retention, redaction, disclosure, and audit readiness.
Inside the book
Practical controls you can use
- Separate fact, inference, and decision rationale
- Preserve source provenance and chain of custody
- Control naming, versions, retention, and deletion
- Redact and disclose without losing traceability
- Build records that can stand on their own under scrutiny
Who it is for
Built for people responsible for consequences
Business owners, operational leaders, investigators, security leaders, consultants, and professionals whose decisions may later be examined.
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