Description
Book SynopsisDeath, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene, Second Edition is designed to help canine handlers, detectives, death investigators, crime scene personnel (including forensic laboratory personnel, technicians, and supervisors), and attorneys understand the science involved when utilizing human remains detector (HRD) canines as a locating tool.
The book covers the basic anatomy and physiology of canine olfaction and the unique characteristics of their scenting ability that allows dogs to be trained to locate distinct odors. Using concise and clear explanations and photographs, the book reviews the science of forensic taphonomy. Factors that may affect the decomposition process are highlighted along with what the potential outcomes that may be encountered. The book examines how the odor of human remains is generated through various stages of decomposition and the manner in which environmental conditions in both land and water settings may affect
Table of Contents
1: The Forensic Tool 2: Know the Nose 3: Breaking Down is Hard to Do: Forensic Taphonomy 4: Bugs, Bodies, and Beyond 5: Making Order Out of Odor 6: Earth, Wind, Water, and Odor 7: Tools of the Trade 8: A Case in Point 9: Back to the Future
