Forensic Anthropology Training Manual (eBook)

Karen Ramey Burns (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2015
384 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-317-34829-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Provides basic information on successfully collecting, processing, analyzing, and describing skeletal human remains. Forensic Anthropology Training Manual serves as a practical reference tool and a framework for training in forensic anthropology. The first chapter informs judges, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and international workers of the information and services available from a professional forensic anthropologist. The first section (Chapters 2-11) is a training guide to assist in the study of human skeletal anatomy. The second section (Chapters 12-17) focuses on the specific work of the forensic anthropologist, beginning with an introduction to the forensic sciences. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book readers will be able to:Have a strong foundation in human skeletal anatomyExplain how this knowledge contributes to the physical description and personal identification of human remainsUnderstand the basics of excavating a grave, preparing a forensic report, and presenting expert witnesstestimony in a court of lawDefine forensic anthropology within the broader context of the forensic sciencesDescribe the work of today s forensic anthropologists

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.9.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-317-34829-X / 131734829X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-317-34829-0 / 9781317348290