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Author:   Debra Komar (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Forensic Anthropologist, State of New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico) ,  Jane Buikstra (Professor of Bioarchaeology and Director of the Center for Bioarchaeological Research, Arizona State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780195300291

ISBN 10:   0195300297
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   07 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapters 2-10 open with an Introduction and end with a Conclusion. Preface: 1. Introduction Forensic Anthropology: A Brief History (1972-2006) What Is Forensic Anthropology Today? Where Do Forensic Anthropologists Work? Is Forensic Anthropology Expanding in the United States? Forensic Anthropology Outside the United States Research in Forensic Anthropology Today Forensic Anthropology in Perspective 2. The Medicolegal System The Medicolegal System Jurisdiction Death Investigation: Cause and Manner of Death Motive, Intent, and Volition: Autopsy and Postmortem Examinations Triage and Mechanisms of Death: Anthropology and Autopsy: Public Perception of Autopsy: 3. Evidence and the Judicial System Evidence Systems of Classification of Evidence: Recognizing Evidence: Evidence Interpretation: Rationality versus Parsimony The Judicial System: An Overview Testifying as a Witness Qualifying as an Expert Witness: Homicide 4. Crime Scene Investigation: Identifying Medicolegal Remains, Search Strategies, and Scene Documentation Identifying Remains of Medicolegal Significance Types of Nonmedicolegal Remains: Distinguishing Recent from Archaeological Remains: Differentiating Human from Animal Bone and Nonbiological Materials Jurisdiction and the Crime Scene Responsibility versus Authority: Protocols: Evaluating Scenes Search Strategies Evidence Documentation Burials Archaeological versus Forensic Approaches to Excavation: Theories of Deposition: Report Writing 5. Beginning the Identification Process: Developing a Biological Profile Theories and Methods in Forensic Anthropology The Estimation of Sex from Skeletal Remains Sex: Juvenile Remains: Sex: Adult Remains: The Estimation of Age-at-Death from Skeletal Remains Age: Juvenile Remains: Age: Adult Remains: Ancestry Stature Estimation Other Physical Features 6. Pathology and Trauma Assessment The Language of Pathology, Anatomy, and Medicine Pathology: An Overview Classes of Pathology: Trauma Assessment Sharp Force Trauma: Tool Mark Analysis: Blunt Force Trauma: Internal and External Factors in Fractures: Asphyxia: Gunshot Wound Interpretation Typical Gunshot Wound Morphology: Atypical Gunshot Wound Morphology: Determining the Sequence of Injuries in Polytonic Trauma: 7. Forensic Taphonomy Forensic Taphonomy The Goals of Forensic Taphonomy Time-Since-Death Estimation: Methods of Time-Since-Death Estimation: Bone Modification: Mechanisms of Transport: Preservation and Collection Bias: Reconstructing Perimortem Events: 8. Personal Identification How Identification Is Established Categories of Identification Doe Designation: Methods of Positive Identification Visual Recognition: Fingerprinting: DNA: Nuclear DNA: DNA and Forensic Anthropology: Forensic Odontology: Radiologic Identification: Alternative Medical Imaging: Impact of Daubert on Positive Identification Photographic Superimposition and Facial Recognition 9. Mass Death and International Investigations of Human Rights Violations War Crimes Genocide: Group Identity versus Personal Identification: Personal Identification Humanitarian versus Medicolegal Response Establishing Jurisdiction: Agencies: Mass Graves Commingling: Objectivity 10. Biohistory: Historical Questions, Methods, and Ethics Biohistory: Past and Present Other Biohistorical Questions: Noninvasive Analyses A Case Study in Biohistorical and Forensic Investigation: Billy the Kid A Brief History of Billy the Kid: The (Almost) Exhumation of Billy the Kid: Glossary References Cited and Related Bibliographic Items Index

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This book is definitely one that I would use in my classes. As a reference text it is one that all practicing forensic anthropologists will want to own and will want their students to have. Other volumes do not provide a comprehensive resource for the challenges facing us today. Such a volume as [this one] will certainly advance that cause. --Mary H. Manhein, Louisiana State University a Deputy Coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish<br> This book is superior to any other source on the market today. In recommending this book to colleagues I should note its coverage of the U.S. legal system, enlightened discussion of the NAGPRA issue and related ethical problems, its adequate history of the American advances in forensic anthropology, and the excellent case histories that it includes. --Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Cornell University<br>

<br> This book is definitely one that I would use in my classes. As a reference text it is one that all practicing forensic anthropologists will want to own and will want their students to have. Other volumes do not provide a comprehensive resource for the challenges facing us today. Such a volume as [this one] will certainly advance that cause. --Mary H. Manhein, Louisiana State University a Deputy Coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish<p><br> This book is superior to any other source on the market today. In recommending this book to colleagues I should note its coverage of the U.S. legal system, enlightened discussion of the NAGPRA issue and related ethical problems, its adequate history of the American advances in forensic anthropology, and the excellent case histories that it includes. --Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Cornell University<p><br> This book is definitely one that I would use in my classes. As a reference text it is one that all practicing forensic anthropologists will want to own and will want their students to have. Other volumes do not provide a comprehensive resource for the challenges facing us today. Such a volume as [this one] will certainly advance that cause. --Mary H. Manhein, Louisiana State University and Deputy Coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish<p><br> This book is superior to any other source on the market today. In recommending this book to colleagues I should note its coverage of the U.S. legal system, enlightened discussion of the NAGPRA issue and related ethical problems, its adequate history of the American advances in forensic anthropology, and the excellent case histories that it includes. --Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Cornell University<p><br> Overall, this book is a valuable resource for teaching advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It has an excellent bibliography that contains over eight hundred references, which students, instructors, and professionals will find especially useful. The case studies, illustrations, tables, and extensi

This book is definitely one that I would use in my classes. As a reference text it is one that all practicing forensic anthropologists will want to own and will want their students to have. Other volumes do not provide a comprehensive resource for the challenges facing us today. Such a volume as [this one] will certainly advance that cause. --Mary H. Manhein, Louisiana State University a Deputy Coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish This book is superior to any other source on the market today. In recommending this book to colleagues I should note its coverage of the U.S. legal system, enlightened discussion of the NAGPRA issue and related ethical problems, its adequate history of the American advances in forensic anthropology, and the excellent case histories that it includes. --Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Cornell University This book is definitely one that I would use in my classes. As a reference text it is one that all practicing forensic anthropologists will want to own and will want their students to have. Other volumes do not provide a comprehensive resource for the challenges facing us today. Such a volume as [this one] will certainly advance that cause. --Mary H. Manhein, Louisiana State University and Deputy Coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish This book is superior to any other source on the market today. In recommending this book to colleagues I should note its coverage of the U.S. legal system, enlightened discussion of the NAGPRA issue and related ethical problems, its adequate history of the American advances in forensic anthropology, and the excellent case histories that it includes. --Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Cornell University Overall, this book is a valuable resource for teaching advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It has an excellent bibliography that contains over eight hundred references, which students, instructors, and professionals will find especially useful. The case studies, illustrations, tables, and extensive glossary all complement the well-written and easy to read text. The success of this book can be attributed to the authors>' combined decades of experience, careful review of the literature, and dedication toward improving the discipline of forensic anthropology. Komar and Buikstra>'s commitment to both the education and training of forensic practitioners is impressively conveyed in this comprehensive work. --Rebecca A. Cuddahee, Duke University, in PaleoAnthropology 2009

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