Full Description
Methodological and Technological Advances in Death Investigations: Application and Case Studies focuses on advancements in both methods and technology in death investigations. Specifically, in the areas of latent fingerprints, facial recognition, wildlife forensics, using aerial vehicles and 3D-ID. The combination of national and international authors and a discussion of the state of forensic science over a decade after the National Academies 2009 Report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, further highlights the boundaries, limitations and context in which these newer technologies and applications act synergistically to enhance forensic science.
Contents
1. Forensic Science after the 2009 NAS Report
2. New Developments in Latent Fingerprints
3. Facial Recognition
4. Postmortem Interval
5. New Advances in Age Estimation
6. Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and DNA
7. CSI: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
8. The Use of GIS for Cases of Comingling
9. Addressing Migration Crisis - 3D-ID
10. Geolocation and Isotopes
11. Mass Fatalities and Rapid DNA
12. Standards in Disaster Victim Identification
13. New Developments in Blood Splatter and Textiles
14. Conclusions - Challenges in DVI in International Settings
