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The identification of unknown individuals and the estimation of age, race, and gender are among the chief functions of forensic dentistry. Other important applications include the investigation and analysis of bitemarks and oral injuries in abuse cases and evaluating, reporting, and testifying in civil litigation cases. Twelve years after the benchmark first edition of this book explored these topics, the long-awaited Forensic Dentistry, Second Edition offers a comprehensive update and revision of the material. Offering insight from many new contributors on the cutting edge of forensic science and odontology, this new edition expands the book’s scope to include a broader historical and the...
The most exhaustive book on forensic dentistry, the fourth edition of this volume covers the latest advances in the field, including regulations affecting forensic dental practice and procedures in light of the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act, updated ABFO guidelines, and new digital radiographic and photographic developments. Th
Advances in forensic odontology have led to improvements in dental identification for individual cases as well as in disaster victim identification (DVI). New and updated technologies mean advances in bitemark analysis and age estimation. Growth in the field has strengthened missing persons networks leading to more and faster identifications of un
Experts in the field of bitemark evidence confront complexities ranging from the identification and collection of evidence, to microscopic analysis, to legal implications and courtroom admissibility. Now in its second edition, Bitemark Evidence reflects the knowledge, training, experience, opinions, and research of 27 authors from around the world
Formerly: Misery Express When a fellow lawman falls ill, Sam Burrack—better known as the Ranger—agrees to take the reins of the territory’s infamous jail wagon. Driving straight across the territory, the Ranger must keep tabs on a motley group of prisoners, including the younger brother of JC McLawry, leader of the dreaded Blue Star Tattoo Gang. McLawry’s gang will stop at nothing to free one of their own. And riding among them is Lawrence Shaw, known as the fastest gun alive, whose isolated existence in the desert has affected his mind —but not his trigger finger . . . .
The Second Edition of Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research, by Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Norma T. Mertz, brings together some of today’s leading qualitative researchers to discuss the frameworks behind their published qualitative studies. They share how they found and chose a theoretical framework, from what discipline the framework was drawn, what the framework posits, and how it influenced their study. Both novice and experienced qualitative researchers are able to learn first-hand from various contributors as they reflect on the process and decisions involved in completing their study. The book also provides background for beginning researchers about the nature of theoretical frameworks and their importance in qualitative research; about differences in perspective about the role of theoretical frameworks; and about how to find and use a theoretical framework.
Im Gegensatz zu Gerichtsmedizinern arbeiten Forensische Anthropologen nahezu ausschliesslich am Skelett. Sie verfügen über eine aussergewöhnliche Begabung: anhand eines Skeletts oder auch nur einzelner Knochen können sie Alter, Geschlecht, Herkunft und Todesart des Opfers bestimmen. In Knochengeflüster beschreibt William Maples seine vielseitige Arbeit, beispielsweise die Exhumierung der Zarenfamilie und die Aufklärung eines fünffachen Mordes in Florida. Maples' Leben gleicht einem Krimi: ständig ist er von Mord und Selbstmord umgeben, konfrontiert mit den Opfern. Er selbst bezeichnet sich als "Knochenleser", jemanden, der das "Flüstern des Todes" hört und versteht. Es mag paradox und vielleicht makaber klingen, doch Maples' Buch ist ein lebendig geschriebener Erlebnisbericht, ein begeistertes Plädoyer für die forensische Anthropologie. Patricia Cornwell, die Autorin der erfolgreichen Bücher über die Gerichtsmedizinerin Kay Scarpetta, schreibt zu diesem Buch: "Knochengeflüster ist ein Meisterwerk!"