04417nam 2200565 450 991083071130332120230803041443.01-283-64457-61-118-47210-11-118-70473-81-118-47213-6(CKB)3710000000503280(EBL)4035658(OCoLC)812178364(MiAaPQ)EBC1034508(MiAaPQ)EBC4434794(EXLCZ)99371000000050328020170921h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierVeterinary forensics animal cruelty investigations /Melinda D. Merck, editor2nd ed.Ames, Iowa ;Chichester, England ;Oxford, England :Wiley Blackwell,2013.©20131 online resource (678 p.)Includes index.0-470-96162-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Website information""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Legal System: The Veterinarian's Role and Responsibilities""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEFINING ANIMAL CRUELTY""; ""GOVERNING LAWS""; ""HOW VETERINARIANS BECOME INVOLVED""; ""SEARCH AND SEIZURE""; ""HANDLING THE MEDIA IN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES""; ""CONFIDENTIALITY""; ""FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND HEARINGS""; ""NON-CRIMINAL CASES""; ""TRIAL""; ""COMPENSATION FOR THE VETERINARIAN""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2 Crime Scene Investigation""""INTRODUCTION""""THE VETERINARIAN'S ROLE AND HANDLING OF ANIMALS AT THE CRIME SCENE""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CRIME SCENE PROCESSING""; ""ENVIRONMENT: WEATHER DATA""; ""PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY""; ""EVIDENCE RECOGNITION AND DOCUMENTATION""; ""EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND PACKAGING""; ""EXCLUSIONARY BIOLOGICAL TESTING""; ""BLOOD EVIDENCE""; ""BURIAL SCENES: GRAVE DETECTION, MAPPING, AND EXCAVATION""; ""3 CSI: Examination of the Animal""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""DETERMINING NON-ACCIDENTAL INJURY""; ""BEHAVIORAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ANIMALS""""EVIDENCE DOCUMENTATION, COLLECTION, AND PACKAGING""""CHAIN OF CUSTODY""; ""PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY""; ""EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE LIVE ANIMAL""; ""EXTERNAL EXAMINATION""; ""FORENSIC NECROPSY""; ""SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""THE FORENSIC REPORT""; ""4 Special Considerations in Animal Cruelty Cases""; ""LARGE SCALE CRUELTY CASES""; ""TRACE EVIDENCE""; ""FORENSIC BOTANY""; ""DNA: DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID""; ""ANIMAL DEATH/INJURY IN HUMAN SUSPICIOUS DEATH/INJURY CASES""; ""OTHER UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS OF ANIMALS""; ""MÜNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY""; ""SUFFERING""; ""PAIN""""SUGGESTED READING ON PAIN IN ANIMALS""""5 Blunt Force Trauma""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""BRUISING/CONTUSIONS""; ""ABRASIONS""; ""LACERATIONS""; ""LIGATURE INJURIES""; ""AVULSION INJURIES""; ""FRACTURES""; ""MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (MVA) INJURIES""; ""FALL INJURIES""; ""SWINGING/DRAGGING INJURIES""; ""GROOMING-ASSOCIATED INJURIES""; ""BLUNT FORCE INJURIES TO SPECIFIC BODY REGIONS""; ""6 Sharp Force Injuries""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""STAB WOUNDS""; ""INCISED-STAB WOUNDS""; ""INCISED WOUNDS""; ""CHOP WOUNDS""; ""MUTILATIONS, PREDATOR ATTACKS, AND DOG ATTACKS""; ""RITUALISTIC CRIMES""""7 Burn-, Electrical-, and Fire-Related Injuries""""INTERPRETING BURN PATTERNS""; ""RECOGNITION AND COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE""; ""BURN CLASSIFICATION""; ""SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF BURNS""; ""GENERAL MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION FINDINGS IN BURNS""; ""THERMAL BURNS""; ""CHEMICAL BURNS""; ""ELECTRICAL BURNS""; ""FIRE-RELATED INJURIES""; ""8 Firearm Injuries""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OVERVIEW OF FIREARMS""; ""WOUND BALLISTICS""; ""DETERMINING ENTRANCE AND EXIT WOUNDS""; ""DETERMINING GUNSHOT RANGE""; ""EXAMINATION OF GUNSHOT VICTIMS""; ""9 Asphyxia""; ""OVERVIEW OF ASPHYXIA""; ""GENERAL FINDINGS IN ASPHYXIA""""SUFFOCATION""Animal welfareVeterinary medicineAnimal welfare.Veterinary medicine.636.089/4Merck Melinda D.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830711303321Veterinary forensics855467UNINA