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

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa ; ; Chichester, England ; ; Oxford, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2013; ©2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (678 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089/4
• Soggetto topico: Animal welfare; Veterinary medicine
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MerckMelinda D.
• 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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Veterinary forensics
• ISBN: 1-283-64457-6; 1-118-47210-1; 1-118-70473-8; 1-118-47213-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910265942503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II