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Book SynopsisIdentity theft, criminal investigations of the dead or missing, mass disasters both by natural causes and by criminal intent â with this as our day to day reality, the establishment and verification of human identity has never been more important or more prominent in our society. Maintaining and protecting the integrity of out identity has reached levels of unprecedented importance and has led to international legislation to protect our human rights.
Forensic Human Identification: An Introduction examines the variety of biological indicators that are available to investigators and illustrates the basic principles of each discipline. While DNA and fingerprints are clearly the favored methods of identification, they require a prior record and verifiable baseline for comparison. When these tools cannot be used it is necessary to employ those biological factors with higher variation and lower diagnostic probability. This reference introduces a number of different specialties s
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“For any forensic scientist who is, or potentially will be, involved in the identification of the living or the dead, this volume is a requirement for your reference bookcase.”
—Diane Cockle, Cpl. (M.A.), Forensic Identification Operations Support Services (FIOSS), RCMP, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Table of ContentsBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS AND METHODS OF DETERMINATION. Identification from Biomolecular Evidence. Identification from Latent Prints. Identification from the Soft Tissues. Identification from the Hard Tissues. Facial Identification. Identification from Methods of Communication. Identification from Podiatry and Walking. Identification from Personal Effects. THE CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOLOGICAL HUMAN IDENTIFICATION. The Context of Biological Human Identification. Biological Human Identification Case Studies.
