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Author Pickering, Robert B.

Title The use of forensic anthropology / Robert Pickering, David Bachman
Edition 2nd ed
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 206 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents Introduction -- "Some bones have been found" -- Setting the scene -- Scenario one -- Scenario two -- Key points to remember when skeletal remains are discovered -- What the forensic anthropologist can and cannot do -- Finding a forensic anthropologist -- What the forensic anthropologist can do -- How to find a forensic anthropologist -- Establishing the ground rules -- Letters of agreement -- The case report -- Case report samples -- Techniques for recovering skeletonized human remains -- Equipment requirements -- "I think there is a skeleton buried in this field" -- "Here's a bone, we have a problem" -- "Hey doc, what's in the box?" -- The forensic anthropologist and recovery of remains -- Field recovery -- The final report -- Things you can do to make recovery easier -- Ten key questions -- Question #1: is it bone? -- Question #2: is it human? -- Question #3: is it modern? -- Question #4: what bones are present? -- Question #5: is there more than one person present? -- Question #6: what is the race, ethnicity, or cultural affiliation? -- Question #7: what is the sex? -- Question #8: what is the age? -- Question #9: what is the stature? -- Question #10: what are the individual characteristics of the remains? -- Summary -- Assessing ancestry (race) from the skeleton / George W. Gill -- Determination of time since death -- The body -- The micro environment -- Eight essential environmental categories of information -- Special techniques: their value and limitations -- Facial reconstruction -- Direct facial reconstruction -- Craniofacial superimposition -- Video superimposition -- Footprint impression analysis -- Osteon counting -- Bitemark analysis -- ABO blood typing -- Forensic toxicology -- 14C dating -- DNA testing -- An introduction to forensic science and DNA / Heather Miller Coyle -- Skeletal trauma and identifying skeletal pathology -- Antemortem trauma -- Perimortem trauma -- Postmortem trauma -- Pseudotrauma -- Pathologic changes in bone -- Follow-up steps for skeletal abnormalities -- Putting your case together -- Closing the case, closing the book -- Appendix: report forms -- Human remains investigation: General information -- Contextual description -- Recovery area -- General description of remains -- Inventory -- Photo and video inventory -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary A forensic investigation requires a team of specialists from many different scientific fields of study along with legal and law enforcement specialists. In recent years, the range of cases on which forensic anthropologists have been consulted has expanded dramatically. The Use of Forensic Anthropology provides these professionals with guidelines for determining how to choose and when to use a forensic anthropologist. The book begins with a historical overview of the field of forensic anthropology, and then presents basic information about how to approach a forensic recovery site. When skeletal or severely decomposed remains are discovered, normal methods of identification such as facial recognition and fingerprinting are ineffective. This book offers insights on how to find the right professional to assist with these difficult cases. One of the key features is a chapter which presents a series ofaten questions that must be answered, in order, about each case. Using this checklist will ensure the team working on the case that no stone is left unturned. Later chapters examine the relevance of race, ethnicity, and ancestry, determination of time of death, new investigation techniques, DNA, and categories of trauma. The final chapter brings the various parts of the process together to reconstruct a case. The first responder to a scene with skeletal remains and the law enforcement agencies who become involved will likely be confronted with evidence that they cannot interpret. This volume provides a bridge for these professionals, enabling them to develop a standard protocol for investigating skeletal remains, highlighting important questions that must be answered, and assisting them in finding the right forensic anthropologist to solve the puzzle of an unexplained death. publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index
Notes English
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Subject Forensic anthropology.
Medical jurisprudence.
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Medicine
forensic medicine.
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
Medical jurisprudence
Forensic anthropology
Anthropologie
Rechtsmedizin
Genre/Form Electronic books
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Bachman, David C. (David Charles)
ISBN 9781420068788
1420068784
9781466536494
1466536497
0429249438
9780429249433
1281994065
9781281994066
9786611994068
6611994068