Manual of Forensic Science: An International Survey

302 Pages·2018·29.176 MB·English

by  Anna Barbaro

Manual of Forensic Science

Manual of Forensic Science: An
International Survey
Edited by
Anna Barbaro
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Names: Barbaro, Anna, editor.
Title: Manual of forensic science : an international survey / edited by Anna Barbaro.
Description: 1 Edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017015348| ISBN 9781498766302 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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Subjects: LCSH: Forensic sciences—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Criminal investigation—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Contents
Editor vii
Contributors ix
Chapter 1 Crime Scene Investigation 1
Anita Zannin and Linda Huber
Chapter 2 Crime Scene Investigation in the Underwater Environment: Underwater Forensics 21
Mack S. House, Jr.
Chapter 3 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 35
Anita Zannin
Chapter 4 Latent Print Examination 59
Andrew R. Reitnauer
Chapter 5 Forensic Biology 79
Samar Ahmed and Amarnath Mishra
Chapter 6 Forensic Genetics 89
Anna Barbaro
Chapter 7 Forensic Facial Recognition 111
Shelina Khalid Jilani and Stephen Driver
Chapter 8 Forensic Odontology 135
Alan Diego Briem Stamm, and María Cecilia Pastor Carson
Chapter 9 An Introduction to Digital Audio Forensics 159
Michael Dixon
Chapter 10 Forensic Toxicology 167
Amarnath Mishra and Nino Nardareshvili
Chapter 11 Clinical Forensic Medicine: Child Sexual Abuse 179
Dalia M. Al-Saif and Lori D. Frasier
Chapter 12 Forensic Entomology 211
Adrienne Brundage, Jason Byrd, and Lerah Sutton
Chapter 13 Forensic Veterinary Science and Medicine 235
Víctor Toledo González and Francisco Carvallo Chaigneau
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Chapter 14 Ethics in Forensics 255
Ghada Hasabo
Chapter 15 Forensic Digital Imaging 263
Michael Dixon, Mark Wood, and Stephen Cole
Appendix Ethical, Legal, and Professional Aspects: The Art of Cross-Examination 279
Filomena Paciello and Kay Michiels
Index 283
Editor
Anna Barbaro e arned a PhD in forensic genetics from of Rome La Sapienza, Italy along with several other
the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a courses. She is an expert consultant for the Italian
post-degree diploma from the School of Specialization Court of Justice and is the author of more than 100
in Applied Genetics (University La Sapienza in Rome) papers on forensic DNA analysis. She serves as the
and a master diploma in Psychological and Behavioral founder and president of the Wordwide Association
Techniques of the Criminal Investigation (Msc) from of Women Forensic Experts (WAWFE), she is the
the University La Sapienza in Rome (Italy). She also Honor Dean of the Superior School of Criminalistics
has a diploma of Expert in Criminal Investigation and and Criminology (Spain), and Honor Member of sev-
a diploma of Superior Expert in Criminal Profiling. eral international scientific associations. She is also a
She is the Chief of the Forensic Genetics Department at member of the editorial board for various international
Studio Indagini Mediche E Forensi (SIMEF) in Reggio scientific journals and serves as an expert reviewer for
Calabria, Italy. She teaches forensic genetics at the sec- some forensic journals; and is a speaker at national and
ond master level in forensic sciences at the University international conferences.
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Contributors
Samar Ahmed i s an associate professor in the Department entomologist and diplomate of the American Board of
of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Ain Shams Forensic Entomology. He was twice-elected President of
University, Cairo, Egypt. She is education oriented and is a the American Board of Forensic Entomology, and is both
leading educationist by training. She is also responsible for a past and the current President of the North American
program development and evaluation as well as interna- Forensic Entomology Association. He served for over a
tional projects. She graduated from Ain Shams University decade as a faculty member of the Virginia Institute of
and after earning her doctorate degree attained a master’s Forensic Science and Medicine and currently serves as an
degree in health professions education from Maastricht executive manager for the International Veterinary Forensic
University and a fellowship in health professions educa- Sciences Association and as the Director of Education for
tion from the FAIMER Institute in Philadelphia. the ASPCA Veterinary Forensic Sciences Program. Dr.
She has experience in forensic curricula development Byrd has combined his formal academic training in ento-
and has taken many initiatives in the development of the mology and forensic science to serve as a consultant and
learning of forensic science at various stages of education. educator in both criminal and civil–legal investigations
She is a reviewer for many journals in the area of medical throughout the United States and internationally.
education and is an expert in the area with a large body
of international publications in the field. Dr. Ahmed has Maria Cecilia Pastor Carson graduated with a DDS in
an interest in forensic psychiatry and has been involved Odontology from the Faculty of Odontology, Catholic
in many initiatives to work with patient offenders funded University Santa Maria, Arequipa, Peru. She specialized
by the European Union. She is currently creating a Center in orthodontics (UAP University, Lima, Peru); expertise
of Excellence in Forensic Psychiatric Research. dentistry from col. number 018 (Col Lima, Peru); and
forensic odontology (University Cientifica del Sur, Lima).
Dalia M. Al-Saif, MD, i s a consultant Forensic Medical She serves as the WAWFE coordinator of Peru and is the
Examiner and Head of the Education and Training vice president of the Peruvian Association of Forensic
Section, Center of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Eastern Dentistry (APOFOR). She is a member of the Peruvian
Province, Saudi Arabia. She is board certified in forensic Society of Legal and Forensic Dentistry and Criminology,
medicine and works as an expert witness in medicolegal the Argentina Society of Legal Odontology (SADOL), the
cases including child abuse. She is a lecturer and pro- Iberoamerican Society of Odontoestomatology (SOFIA),
vides training on the evaluation of sexual abuse victims. the South American Association of Forensic Dentistry
Al-Saif is a member of many local and international asso- (AOFS), the American Association for Orthodontics
ciations related to forensic medicine and child abuse, and (United States), the Paulista Society of Orthodontics
has published many scientific papers related to this field. (Brazil), and the Society of Six Elements (Peru). She is
also a speaker at national and international conferences.
Adrienne Brundage, MD, is a forensic entomologist and
lec-turer at Texas A&M University, and an adjunct pro- Francisco R. Carvallo Chaigneau, DVM, DSc, DACVP,
fessor at the University of Florida. She has been consult- obtained his DVM from the Universidad Austral de Chile,
ing on casework for nearly 20 years, and is a member of Valdivia (2001), a doctor of science from the Universidad
the American Board of Forensic Entomologists. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City (2007),
and completed a 3-year veterinary pathology residency
Jason H. Byrd, MD, is an associate professor and asso- at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and received
ciate director of the William R. Maples Center for Diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary
Forensic Medicine at the University of Florida’s College Pathologists in 2011. He then moved to the Universidad de
of Medicine, Gainesville. He is a board certified forensic Chile, Department of Animal Pathology where he served
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