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The Forensic Anthropology Training Manual de Karen Ramey Burns

The Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

Autor Karen Ramey Burns
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iul 2006
For laboratory courses in human osteology (human skeletal anatomy) and forensic anthropology at the junior/senior level.
This manual is designed to serve three purposes: to be used as a general introduction to the field of forensic anthropology; as a framework for training; and as a practical reference tool. The text will make students aware of the challenges and responsibilities of the forensic scientist, the multidisciplinary nature of the work, and the international potential for the forensic sciences.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780130492937
ISBN-10: 0130492930
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: Prentice-Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins



1. Introduction.
The Basic Problem—The “Disappeared.” Physical Evidence. Death Investigation Specialists. Forensic Anthropology.

2. Human Osteology.
Introduction. Skull. Shoulder. Chest. Backbone. Arm. Hand. Hip. Leg. Foot.

3. Human Odontology.
Introduction. Tooth Recognition. Dental Aging. Dentistry Terms. Oral Disease.

4. Laboratory Analysis.
Introduction. Preparation. Skeletal Analysis. Review of Analysis. Basics of Human Identification.

5. Field Methods.
Introduction. Preparation. Burial Location and Scene Investigation. The Excavation and Exhumation. Evidence Management. Quality Check. Questionnaire for Families of the Missing.

6. Professional Results.
Record Keeping. Report Writing. Basic Ethics; Courtroom Testimony.

7. Human Rights Applications.
The Role of the Scientist. Participants in International Mission. Planning Scientific Missions. Types of Missions. Results of Human Rights Missions. The Future.

Glossary.


Bibliographies.


Appendix A: Skeletal Biology, Forensic Anthropology and Criminalists.


Appendix B: Human Rights Applications.

Caracteristici

  • NEW - Juvenile bone and bony development information expanded.
    • Provides students with more information on a growing body of knowledge.
  • NEW - Disaster work chapter added.
    • Provides students with a thorough examination of forensics work at sites of natural and unnatural disasters.
  • NEW - Excavation of human remains chapter expanded.
    • Provides students with more thorough information on the excavation of human remains.
  • NEW - Osteological analyses discussion expanded.
  • Exceptional line drawings—Prepared by a professional scientific illustrator.
    • Provides students with realistic illustrations that draw attention to distinguishing details.
  • Straightforward, easy-to-follow writing style.
    • Trains students in the description and analysis of human skeletal and dental remains.
  • Practical applications—i.e. crime scene investigation, human rights investigations and interface with other forensic sciences.
    • Provides students with tools and techniques they will use in the field.
  • Student-friendly pedagogy integrated throughout—Concentration of vocabulary building and actual case examples.
    • Engages students with material as it presents useful information.
  • Forms, tables and formulae provided.
    • Provides students with easy to access information that they can reference when working in the field or laboratory.

Caracteristici noi

  • Juvenile bone and bony development information expanded.
    • Provides students with more information on a growing body of knowledge.
  • Disaster work chapter added.
    • Provides students with a thorough examination of forensics work at sites of natural and unnatural disasters.
  • Excavation of human remains chapter expanded.
    • Provides students with more thorough information on the excavation of human remains.
  • Osteological analyses discussion expanded.

Notă biografică

Karen Ramey Burns is a practicing forensic anthropologist, teacher, writer, and human rights worker. She received her graduate education in forensic anthropology under the direction of the late Dr. William R. Maples at the University of Florida and developed experience in major crime laboratory procedures while working for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences. She continues to serve the state of Georgia as a consultant in forensic anthropology and as an appointed member of the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns. She has testified as an expert witness in local,
state, and international cases.
Dr. Burns has devoted much of her professional career to international work, providing educational and technical assistance in the excavation and identification of human remains in Latin America, Haiti, the Middle East, and Africa. She documented war crimes in Iraq after the Gulf War (1991) and provided testimony in the Raboteau Trial in Gonaïve, Haiti (2000). She is the author of the “Protocol for Disinterment and Analysis of Skeletal Remains,” in the Manual for the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary, and Summary Executions (1991), a United Nations publication.
In times of national emergency, she works for the National Disaster Medical System, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She was deployed for the Katrina/Rita Hurricanes disaster in 2005, Tri-State Crematory incident in 2002, the World Trade Center terrorist attack in 2001, the Tarboro, North Carolina, flood in 1999, and the Flint River flood of 1994.
Dr. Burns has contributed to several historic research projects, including a study of the Phoenician genocide in North Africa (Carthage), the identification of the revolutionary war hero Casimir Pulaski, and the search for Amelia Earhart. Dr. Burns is a coauthor of the award-winning book Amelia Earhart’s Shoes, Is the Mystery Solved? (2001), a discourse on the archaeological investigation.
Her research interests include microstructure of mineralized tissues, effects of burning and cremation, and decomposition. She teaches human osteology, forensic anthropology, and human origins at the University of Georgia, as well as forensic anthropology and expert witness testimony for the U.S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training
Assistance Program (ICITAP).
Dr. Burns is presently the Director of Field Investigations for EQUITAS,the Colombian Interdisciplinary Team for Forensic Work and Psychosocial Assistance, Bogotá, Colombia.