review · NOUN Interdisciplinary Journal of Computing E-Learning & Application (NOUN-IJCEA)
A systematic literature review examining research published between 2010 and 2025 highlights a scarcity of secure electronic database management systems dedicated to cybercrime cases. Drawing from fifty peer-reviewed studies across major academic databases, the investigation reveals that existing scholarship predominantly centres on analysing crime trends and criminal behaviours using survey methods, rather than constructing operational software tools. Within the reviewed literature, only two projects developed functional database applications, with one tailored for the Nigeria Police and another designed solely for the judiciary, alongside separate efforts in identity management. Current tools remain fragmented within individual organisations. Future technical developments need to prioritise piloting integrated, secure online database management systems across diverse government and non-governmental bodies, which would significantly enhance data storage, file retrieval, inter-agency coordination, and the timely delivery of judicial verdicts.
Cybercrime investigations frequently stall because law enforcement bodies and judicial departments lack unified methods to securely store and share case records. Highlighting the absence of joined-up database infrastructure exposes clear operational gaps in how digital crimes are prosecuted. Developing interconnected, secure systems allows multiple agencies to coordinate effectively, safeguard sensitive investigative evidence, and accelerate the delivery of fair legal judgements.
The findings outline an application pathway for collaborative cybercrime case management platforms targeting police forces, judicial bodies, and relevant non-governmental organisations. Because existing software consists only of isolated, single-agency prototypes, integrated multi-agency systems remain at an early research and piloting stage. Commercial software vendors and technology transfer initiatives could target the gap by designing, piloting, and testing secure, cloud-enabled case-tracking systems for institutional adoption.
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This systematic literature review (SLR) examines systematically the existing literatures in the development of secure electronic cybercrime cases database management system. The review focuses on the development of cybercrime database system between 2010 to 2025. Following the PRISMA paradigm, 50 peer-reviewed studies were analysed from Google Scholar, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, and other reliable databases. The findings show few literatures work on the development of secure database application but with emphasis on data analysis of the crime and criminal activities through survey techniques. The study finds two papers worked on the development of database application with one developed application for crime management for the Nigeria Police while other worked on the development of application for judiciary alone. Other work was in the area of identity management system.. Future research should prioritise pilot the development of secure online database for cybercirme cases management system for the collective various government and non-governmental agencies. This will enhance the easier storage, retrieval, coordination, and feasible judgement delivery of cybercrime cases.
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DOI: 10.70882/noun-ijcea.2026.1143
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