Skeletal trauma analysis : cases studies in context / edited by Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Passalacqua, Nicholas V., editor.

Rainwater, Christopher W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic anthropology--Case studies.

Forensic anthropology.

Forensic osteology--Case studies.

Forensic osteology.

Bones--Wounds and injuries--Case studies.

Bones.

Bones--Wounds and injuries.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Summary:

In the post-Daubert era, forensic science disciplines are increasingly informed by robust, statistically-sound experimental research. The educational value of the well-documented case study, however, remains as important as ever. Emphasizing known contextual information, this volume serves as a case-driven guide to skeletal trauma analysis through the unique perspective of each chapter's authors. Both forensic anthropologists and pathologists contribute skeletal trauma cases covering a range of topics including child abuse, blunt force trauma, descents from height, plane crashes, sharp force trauma and dismemberment, gunshot wounds, blast trauma, and burned body interpretation, Several chapters also include a discussion of potentially confounding taphonomic influences such as animal scavenging, water immersion, burning, and extended postmortem intervals. Detailed descriptions, with multiple supporting images allow the practitioner's skeletal trauma interpretation to be compared to the "answer" as it pertains to the known-circumstances surrounding the traumatic events of each case. Book jacket.

Contents:

Atypical gunshot and blunt force injuries : wounds along the biomechanical continuum / Brian F. Spatola

Over-interpretation of bone injuries and implications for cause and manner of death / Joao Pinheiro, Eugenia Cunha, and Steven Symes

Skeletal injuries in cases of child abuse : two case studies from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences / Jason M. Wiersema and Jennifer C. Love

Blunt force trauma patterns in the human skull and thorax : a case study from northern California / Eric J. Bartelink

Patterns of skeletal trauma inflicted during the Spanish Civil War / Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Ciaran Brewster, Marina Martinez de Pinillos Gonzalez, and Jose Miguel Carretero Diaz

Shot and beaten to death : suspected projectile and blunt force trauma in a case involving an extended period of postmortem water immersion / Hugo F.V. Cardoso, Katerina S. Puentes, and Luis F.N. Coelho

Man's best friend : a case study of ballistics trauma and animal scavenging / Gina Hart

Skeletal evidence of violent sexual assault in remains with excessive evidence of scavenging / Hugh E. Berryman and Tiffany B. Saul

Neurocranial fractures / Jennifer C. Love

Blunt force trauma associated with a fall from heights / MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant

Low-velocity impact trauma : an illustrative selection of cases from the joint POW/MIA accounting command Central Identification Laboratory / Paul Emanovsky

Blast trauma / Angi M. Christensen and Victoria A. Smith

Case studies in skeletal blast trauma / Nikki A. Willits, Joseph T. Hefner, and MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant

Burned human remains in a double homicide : a forensic case in Cyprus / Popi Th. Chrysostomou

The utility of spatial analysis in the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns in burned human remains / Christina L. Fojas, Luis L. Cabo, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater, Katerina S. Puentes, and Steven A. Symes

Three modes of dismemberment : disarticulation around the joints, transecting of bone via chopping, and transection of bone via sawing / Christopher W. Rainwater

Kreischer Mansion homicide / Lauren Regucci and Bradley Adams

Postmortem trauma and the "CSI effect" : is TV making smarter criminals? / Elizabeth A. Murray and Anthony E. Dwyer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Skeletal trauma analysis

ISBN:

9781118384220

1118384229

OCLC:

898924056