Skeletal trauma analysis : case studies in context / / edited by Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater ; contributors Bradley Adams [and thirty one others]

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 614/.17
• Soggetto topico: Forensic anthropology; Forensic osteology
• Persona (resp. second.): PassalacquaNicholas V.; RainwaterChristopher W.; AdamsBradley
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Atypical gunshot and blunt force injuries : wounds along the biomechanical continuum / Brian F. Spatola -- Over-interpretation of bone injuries and implications for cause and manner of death / Joao Pinheiro, Eugenia Cunha, and Steven Symes -- Skeletal injuries in cases of child abuse : two case studies from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences / Jason M. Wiersema and Jennifer C. Love -- Blunt force trauma patterns in the human skull and thorax : a case study from northern California / Eric J. Bartelink -- Patterns of skeletal trauma inflicted during the Spanish Civil War / Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Ciaran Brewster, Marina Martinez de Pinillos Gonzalez, and Jose Miguel Carretero Diaz -- Shot and beaten to death : suspected projectile and blunt force trauma in a case involving an extended period of postmortem water immersion / Hugo F.V. Cardoso, Katerina S. Puentes, and Luis F.N. Coelho -- Man's best friend : a case study of ballistics trauma and animal scavenging / Gina Hart -- Skeletal evidence of violent sexual assault in remains with excessive evidence of scavenging / Hugh E. Berryman and Tiffany B. Saul -- Neurocranial fractures / Jennifer C. Love -- Blunt force trauma associated with a fall from heights / MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- Low-velocity impact trauma : an illustrative selection of cases from the joint POW/MIA accounting command Central Identification Laboratory / Paul Emanovsky -- Blast trauma / Angi M. Christensen and Victoria A. Smith -- Case studies in skeletal blast trauma / Nikki A. Willits, Joseph T. Hefner, and MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant -- Burned human remains in a double homicide : a forensic case in Cyprus / Popi Th. Chrysostomou -- The utility of spatial analysis in the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns in burned human remains / Christina L. Fojas, Luis L. Cabo, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater, Katerina S. Puentes, and Steven A. Symes -- Three modes of dismemberment : disarticulation around the joints, transecting of bone via chopping, and transection of bone via sawing / Christopher W. Rainwater -- Kreischer Mansion homicide / Lauren Regucci and Bradley Adams -- Postmortem trauma and the "CSI effect" : is TV making smarter criminals? / Elizabeth A. Murray and Anthony E. Dwyer.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the post-Daubert era, forensic science disciplines are increasingly informed by robust, statistically-sound experimental research. The educational value of the well-documented case study, however, remains as important as ever. Emphasizing known contextual information, this volume serves as a case-driven guide to skeletal trauma analysis through the unique perspective of each chapter's authors. Both forensic anthropologists and pathologists contribute skeletal trauma cases covering a range of topics including child abuse, blunt force trauma, descents from height, plane crashes, sharp force t
• Titolo autorizzato: Skeletal trauma analysis
• ISBN: 1-118-38419-9; 1-118-38421-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814011803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II