Main description:

This book is unique in that it follows a selection of criminal cases involving animal evidence from the initial report and investigation to final prosecution and resolution. Each case highlights a particular investigative method, forensic technique, or presentation. The purpose is to make investigators, crime scene analysts, law enforcement and animal control professionals, prosecutors, and veterinarians more aware of the diversity of techniques and investigative approaches available to them in cases where animal evidence is involved.

Contents:

Introduction: Veterinary Forensics - The Emergence of a New Discipline. Case Presentations. Forensic Behavior Analysis - Which Dog Did It? Forensic Entomology. Non-Human as Evidence DNA. Bite Marks. Wound Analysis. Drowning. Animal Sexual Assault. Blunt Force Trauma. Ballistics. Malicious Poisoning. Humane Law Enforcement. Sharp Force Trauma. Animal Crime Scenes: Evidence Documentation and Photography. Non-Human Forensic Osteology.