| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction and historical perspectives -- 2. Production of human scent -- 3. Chemical composition of human scent : a volatile perspective -- 4. Variability of human scent -- 5. Collection of human scent as forensic evidence -- 6. Persistence and stability of human scent -- 7. Human scent canines -- 8. Future biometric and diagnostic applications |
| Summary |
During the last decade, a significant number of scientific studies have supported the use of human scent as a biometric tool and indicator of the presence, or absence, of an individual at a crime scene. These findings even extend to conducting scent identification line-ups with suspects. Human Scent Evidence focuses on some of these recent advances in the use of human scent as forensic evidence and as an identifier. Topics include:Various theories of human odor productionThe variability, stability, and persistence of human scent Historical aspects of the use of human scent in police work in th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical jurisprudence.
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Biometric Identification -- methods
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Odorants -- analysis
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Forensic Medicine
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Forensic Medicine -- methods
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forensic medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Medical jurisprudence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Curran, Allison M., author
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Furton, Kenneth G., author
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| ISBN |
9781466583962 |
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1466583967 |
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