Legal dilemma and standardized evidence collection model for property embezzlement cases: An empirical analysis based on 214 Chinese criminal judgment documents

The emergence and multi-channel application of blockchain have provided new criminal tools for property crimes in China, and discussions on the authenticity and legitimacy of electronic data under blockchain evidence preservation have gradually emerged in criminal justice practice. Nevertheless, the legal dilemma that the evidence collection system is not perfect also appears. Based on the Chinese criminal judgments of 214 judgment documents from 2012 to 2023, this paper empirically analyzes the identity of electronic evidence collection and content, clarifies the obstacles to authenticity. The paper combines blockchain evidence preservation technology to design a blockchain model for electronic data evidence collection, supporting the penetration of blockchain technology into the criminal justice field as a new evidence preservation technology. Simulatanously it regulates the identification path of electronic evidence in China and improves the construction of the rule of law in China with the assistance of more complete statutory evidence collection and evidence preservation procedures.