Veterinary forensics : animal cruelty investigations / / Melinda D. Merck, editor

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012, c2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (678 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089/4
• Soggetto topico: Veterinary forensic medicine; Animal welfare
• Altri autori: MerckMelinda
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Veterinary Forensics, Second Edition is a practical reference on applying veterinary forensic findings in animal cruelty cases. Now providing a greater focus on findings in animals, the second edition continues to offer guidance with more detailed information on crime scene investigation, forensic testing and findings, handling evidence, and testifying in court. Key changes to the new edition include new chapters on abuse in large animals, poultry, and birds; a standalone chapter on entomology; a new section on large scale cruelty investigation; an expanded section on pain and suffering; more pathology information; and more photos, forms, and information throughout. Logs and workbooks from the book are available on a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/vetforensics, allowing readers to download, customize, and use these forms in forensics investigations. Veterinary Forensics is an essential resource for veterinarians, pathologists, attorneys, and investigators working on animal abuse cases.
• Titolo autorizzato: Veterinary Forensics
• ISBN: 9781283644570; 1283644576; 9781118472101; 1118472101; 9781118704738; 1118704738; 9781118472132; 1118472136
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019890203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II