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Contents Preface 1 Introduction Forensic Anthropology: A Brief History (1972¿2006) What is Forensic Anthropology Today? Where Do Forensic Anthropologists Work? Is Forensic Anthropology in the US Expanding? Forensic Anthropology Outside the US Research in Forensic Anthropology Today ¼ Forensic Anthropology in Perspective 2 The Medicolegal System Introduction 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 Conclusion 3 Evidence and the Judicial System Introduction Evidence Recognizing Evidence Evidence Interpretation: Rationality versus Parsimony The Judicial System: An Overview Testifying as a Witness Qualifying as an Expert Witness Homicide Conclusion 4 Crime Scene Investigation: Identifying Medicolegal Remains, Search Strategies, and Scene Documentation Introduction 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 Conclusion 5 Beginning the Identification Process: Developing Biological Profiles Introduction 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 Conclusion 6 Pathology and Trauma Assessment Introduction 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 Conclusion 7 Forensic Taphonomy Introduction 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 Conclusion 8 Personal Identification Introduction How Identification Is Established Categories of Identification Doe Designation Methods of Positive Identification Visual Recognition Fingerprinting DNA DNA and Forensic Anthropology Forensic Odontology Radiologic Identification Alternative Medical Imaging Impact of Daubert on Positive Identification Photographic Superimposition and Facial Recognition Conclusion 9 Mass Death and International Investigations of Human Rights Violations Introduction War Crimes Genocide Group Identity versus Personal Identification Personal Identification Humanitarian versus Medicolegal Response Establishing Jurisdiction Agencies Mass Graves Commingling Objectivity Conclusion 10 Biohistory: Historical Questions, Methods, and Ethics Introduction 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 Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
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Forensic anthropology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.