Water-Related Death Investigation

Practical Methods and Forensic Applications

Kevin L. Erskine, Erica J. Armstrong (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

388 Seiten

2010
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-76454-8 (ISBN)

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All too often, police called to the scene of a water-related death may consider it an accidental drowning before they even arrive. But the investigation of these types of deaths requires the same careful and thorough documentation as in other potentially non-natural deaths and these efforts must be carried through all stages of investigation. Water-Related Death Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic Applications merges the essentials of field investigation with the best practices involved in evidence collection, autopsy performance, and laboratory testing on the deceased involved in a water-related death.

Tracking the case process from the scene to the autopsy to the courtroom, this volume examines:

The physiology of drowning

Investigative duties of those called to the scene, including securing the scene, searching for evidence, evidence recovery, and body assessment

Investigative characteristics of various selected scenes, including submerged vehicles, scuba fatalities, pool drowning, erotic drowning, and boating accidents

Obtaining decedent, witness, suspect, and first responder information

Pre-trial preparation for the field investigator, including exhibits, testimony, and video and audio recording

The medicolegal autopsy

The forensic pathological and toxicological aspects of deaths due to drowning and bodies recovered from fluid environments.

Water-related death investigation involves a continuum of activities performed by a number of trained professionals. This volume demonstrates how the best collective efforts of all individuals involved in the investigation of a water-related death may help to illuminate the truth of the circumstances and unearth any criminality.

Erica J. Armstrong, MD, is a Forensic Pathologist for the Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner in Cleveland, Ohio. Kevin L. Erskine is a Master Criminal Investigator for the Cleveland Lakefront State Park Police.

Introduction. Investigative Duties on Scene. On-Scene Body Assessment. Case Investigation: Obtaining Decedent, Witness, Suspect, and First Responder Information. Pretrial Preparation for the Field Investigator. Medicolegal Investigation of Deaths: Initial Processing. The Medicolegal Autopsy.Asphyxia. The Forensic Pathological Aspects of Deaths Due to Drowning and Bodies Recovered from Fluid Environments. The Forensic Toxicological Aspects of Deaths Due to Drowning and Bodies Recovered from Fluid Environments. Water-Related Deaths by Manner. Appendix A. Appendix B: Body Drop Rate Chart. Appendix C: Body Recovery Checklist and Automobile. Appendix D: Sample Autopsy Report. Appendix E: You Make the Call. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2010
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 222 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	0-367-76454-7 / 0367764547
ISBN-13	978-0-367-76454-8 / 9780367764548
Zustand	Neuware