Main description:

Forensic Anthropology serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic anthropology, as well as an excellent reference for forensic anthropologist libraries or for use in casework. Covers taphonomy, recovery and analysis, identification, statistical interpretation, and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report, Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward, and is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.

Contents:

Section 1. Overview

Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction

History of Forensic Anthropology

Principles of Forensic Science

Transfer

Interpretation/The Comparative Method

Forensic Classification of Evidence

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 2. Taphonomy

Introduction

Animal Effects on Bones

Forensic Taphonomy

Postmortem Interval

Early and Late Postmortem Changes

Estimation of the Time Since Death

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 3. Recovery

Introduction

Archeology

Packaging

Preservation

Recording

Recovery of Human Remains

Collection and Chain of Evidence

Contamination

Principles for the Organization of Forensic Support

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 4. Analysis

Introduction

Species: Human versus Nonhuman

Sexing

Aging the Dead and the Living

Stature and Build

Ancestry

Forensic Age Estimation

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 5. Pathology

Introduction

Bone Pathology and Antemortem Trauma

Biomechanics of Bone Trauma

Bone Trauma

Blunt Injury

Sharp Trauma

Gunshot Wounds

Torture

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 6. Identification

Introduction

Identification of the Living

Facial Approximation

Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology

Odontology

Disaster Victim Identification

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Identification

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 7. Statistics and Interpretation

Introduction

The Frequentist Approach to Forensic Evidence Interpretation

Statistical Interpretation of Evidence: Bayesian Analysis

Forensic Intelligence

Forensic Intelligence Analysis

Standard Methods

Measurement Uncertainty

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions

Section 8. Professional Topics

Introduction

Crime Scene to Court

Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony

Forensic Laboratory Reports

Legal Aspects of Forensic Science

Health and Safety

Ethics

Key Terms

Review Questions

Discussion Questions