Forensic Science Progress

Buch | Softcover

182 Seiten

2012
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-63510-6 (ISBN)

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One of the surprising things about the natural world is that animals are dying around us all the time and yet we rarely see any evidence of it. This is a testimony to the efficiency of the large variety of organisms which decompose animal corpses. Whilst bacteria and fungi are the main groups involved in decomposition processes, the larger insects additionally provide an important physical disruption of body tissues, which aids the penetration of micro organisms and speeds the collapse of the body structure. A human corpse is treated no differently and the same groups of organisms are involved. From a forensic science viewpoint the universality of the decay process provides two major advantages. Information based on the decomposition of animals is of considerable value when considering human cases and the successional pattern of decay is broadly equivalent wherever the process is being studied. Historically, the usefulness of insects in solving crime can be traced back in the literature to the 13th century. McKnight [1, 2] translated a Chinese text of this period which contains an account of how a law officer dealt with a case of murder in the rice fields. Death had been caused by a sickle and the official ordered all the field workers to line up and lay their sickles on the ground in front of them. Flies began to be attracted to one of the sickles whereupon its owner confessed to the crime.

Contents: J. Yinon, Rehovot, Israel: MS/MS Techniques in Forensic Science.- A.W. Jones, Linköping, Sweden: Forensic Science Aspects of Ethanol Metabolism.- R.N. Totty, Gwent, United Kingdom: Recent Developments in Handwriting Examination.- B.D. Turner, London: Forensic Entomology.- B.A.J. Fisher, Los Angeles, CA: Elements of Forensic Science Laboratory Management. Der Band enthält folgende Beiträge:J. Yinon, Rehovot, Israel: MS/MS Techniken in der Kriminalistik.- A.W. Jones, Linköping, Schweden: Forensische Aspekte des Ethanolstoffwechsels.- R.N. Totty, Gwent, Großbritannien: Neue Entwicklungen in der Handschriftenuntersuchung.- B.D. Turner, London: Forensische Entomologie.- B.A.J. Fisher, Los Angeles: Grundlagen für das Management forensischer Laboratorien.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.11.2012
Reihe/Serie	Forensic Science Progress
Co-Autor	Barry A.J. Fisher, A. Wayne Jones, Richard N. Totty, Bryan D. Turner, Jehuda Yinon
Zusatzinfo	182 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	305 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
Schlagworte	Alkohol • Chemistry • Criminalistics • Forensic Science • Gerichtliche Chemie • Rechtsmedizin
ISBN-10	3-642-63510-5 / 3642635105
ISBN-13	978-3-642-63510-6 / 9783642635106
Zustand	Neuware