Forensic anthropology / [edited by] Max M. Houck, PhD, FRSC, Managing Director, Forensic & Intelligence Services, LLC, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houck, Max M., editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Advanced forensic science series ; 2352-6238.

Advanced forensic science series ; 2352-6238

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic anthropology.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

xix, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : AP, Elsevier, [2017]

Summary:

"Forensic Anthropology serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic anthropology, as well as a reference for forensic anthropologist libraries or for use in casework. Covers taphonomy, recovery and analysis, identification, statistical interpretation, and professional issues. Edited by a leading forensic expert, the Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report, Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward, and is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community. Key features: provides the basic principles of forensic science and an overview of forensic anthropology; contains sections on taphonomy, recovery, analysis, pathology, and identification; covers statistical interpretation of evidence using the classical-frequentist approach and Bayesian analysis, measurement uncertainty, and standard methods; includes a section on professional issues, such as: from crime scene to court, expert witness testimony, and health and safety; incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions, and additional reading suggestions."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 OVERVIEW

Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction / C. Cattaneo

History of Forensic Anthropology / S. Black

Principles of Forensic Science / M. M. Houck

Transfer / J. Robertson

Interpretation/The Comparative Method / M. M. Houck

Forensic Classification of Evidence / M. M. Houck

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Additional Readings

SECTION 2 TAPHONOMY

Animal Effects on Bones / D. Gibelli

Forensic Taphonomy / P. A. Cross

Postmortem Interval / D. H. Ubelaker

Early and Late Postmortem Changes / G. Kernbach-Wighton

Estimation of the Time Since Death / B. Madea

SECTION 3 RECOVERY

Archeology / C. Sturdy Colls

Packaging / J. Horswell

Preservation / F. Crispino

Recording / J. Horswell

Recovery of Human Remains / D. S. K. Thurley

Collection and Chain of Evidence / F. Poole

Contamination / P. Millen

Principles for the Organization of Forensic Support / J. Robertson

SECTION 4 ANALYSIS

Species: Human versus Nonhuman / M. K. Marks

Sexing / M. Steyn

Aging the Dead and the Living / C. Cattaneo

Stature and Build / T. Kanchan

Ancestry / R. L. Jantz

Forensic Age Estimation / A. Schmeling

SECTION 5 PATHOLOGY

Bone Pathology and Antemortem Trauma / J. Pinheiro

Biomechanics of Bone Trauma / D. J. Wescott

Bone Trauma / V. Alunni

Blunt Injury / P. Saukko

Sharp Trauma / U. Schmidt

Gunshot Wounds / P. Saukko

Torture / H. Vogel

SECTION 6 IDENTIFICATION

Identification of the Living / W. Huckenbeck

Facial Approximation / C. N. Stephan

Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology / T. W. Fenton

Odontology / J. G. Clement

Disaster Victim Identification / T. Simmons

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) / M. M. Houck

Identification / D. Gibelli

SECTION 7 STATISTICS AND INTERPRETATION

The Frequentist Approach to Forensic Evidence Interpretation / J. M. Curran

Statistical Interpretation of Evidence: Bayesian Analysis / A. Biedermann

Forensic Intelligence / S. F. Kelty

Forensic Intelligence Analysis / L. R. Rockwell

Standard Methods / L. Wilson-Wilde

Measurement Uncertainty / T. Vosk

SECTION 8 PROFESSIONAL TOPICS

Crime Scene to Court / E. Burton

Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony / K. W. Lenz

Forensic Laboratory Reports / J. Epstein

Legal Aspects of Forensic Science / S. A. Cole

Health and Safety / B. Saw

Ethics / J. A. Silva

Additional Readings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780128022146

0128022140

OCLC:

962890308

Publisher Number:

99992631372