Practical veterinary forensics / David Bailey, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bailey, David (Forensic veterinary surgeon), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary forensic medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, England ; Boston, Massachusetts : CABI, [2016]

Summary:

Veterinarians often come into contact with the law in cases of animal cruelty, domestic animal and wildlife crimes, and human crimes with an animal element. This book provides practical training, covering how to operate in a crime scene, work with emergency service personnel, collect evidence, prepare reports and provide evidence in court.

Contents:

What is veterinary forensics? / David Bailey

Forensic reasoning, philosophy and argument construction / Karl Harrison

Introduction to law for animal workers / Deborah Rook and Pippa Swann

A one health approach / Lloyd Reeve Johnson

Evidence collection and gathering / David Bailey

Crime scene evidence- hair analysis / Claire Gwinnett

Crime scene evidence- DNA / David Bailey and Louise Robinson

Crime scene evidence- firearms and ballistics / Rachel Bolton King and Johan Schulze

Crime scene evidence- blood and blood pattern analysis / David Bailey

Crime scene evidence- understanding documentary evidence / Nikolaos Chartoularios

Toxicology and chemical analysis / Enest Rogers

Bitemark analysis / Jenny Hamilton-Ible, Lucy Leicester, Louise Macleod and Adele Wharton

Report writing / David Bailey

The animal-human relationship / Pippa Swann.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789244403

1789244404

9781780642956

1780642954