Skeletal trauma analysis /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Passalacqua, Nicholas V. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rainwater, Christopher W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
• Θέματα: Forensic anthropology > Case studies.; Forensic osteology > Case studies.; MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; MEDICAL / Public Health; Forensic anthropology.; Forensic osteology.; Medical.; Electronic books.; Case studies.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.