| Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Adams, Bradley J. (Editor), Byrd, John E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1588297691 ISBN-13: 9781588297693 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: This book brings together tools from diverse sources within forensic science to offer a set of comprehensive approaches to handling commingled remains. The chapters cover remains recovery, laboratory analysis, and even the use of antermortem databases. Many of the chapters are written by authors who exemplify the spirit of interdisciplinary colaboration. Chapters cover the recovery of commingled remains in the field, the use of triage in the assessment of commingling, various analytical techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA in the overall process, ethical considerations, and data management. Case examples, such as the World Trade Center attack will be used to illustrate techniques that were found to be successful and those that were found to be problematic. This book will appeal to forensic scientists and archaeologists in the United States and abroad. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - Medical | Pathology - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 614.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.06" W x 9.54" (1.94 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. This book brings together tools from diverse sources within forensic science to offer a set of comprehensive approaches to handling commingled remains. It details the recovery of commingled remains in the field, the use of triage in the assessment of commingling, various analytical techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA in the overall process, ethical considerations, and data management. In addition, the book includes case examples that illustrate techniques found to be successful and those that proved problematic. |