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An Investigator's Handbook
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By
C. Bowers, D.D.S., J.D., Associate Clinical Professor, The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Deputy Medical Examiner, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Description
This handbook is written for police investigators and forensic personnel who are tasked with developing investigations that require expertise
in dentistry. The focus is providing the information necessary to recognize and professionally manage dental evidence. Investigators
will understand the scientific nomenclature, scientific issues and the specialized forensic nature of this type of forensic investigation.
The emphasis is on human identification from dental structures, the identification of people from bite marks, and the signs and significance
of dental injuries present in violent crime.
Law enforcement personnel, coroners, and other death investigators often encounter crime
scenes and victims that require dental expertise. Attorneys are asked to present dental evidence in court. This book delivers the backbone
information for these individuals to better assess their needs in both casework and litigation. Forensic Dentistry contains numerous
photographs of crime scene evidence and bite marks on victims and details for the reader the types of dental evidence and what is expected
regarding collection, documentation, and the capabilities of analytical methods. This book is the first of its kind to present essential
information to the field investigator in a format that allows easy reference and comprehensive detail.
Audience
Crime Scene Investigators, Law Enforcement Personnel, Law Enforcement Trainers, Forensic Scientists, Forensic Dentists, Forensic Nurses, Sexual Assault Nurses, Lawyers, Forensic Pathologists
Contents
Introduction
1) The Dental Detectives
2) Dental Identification: The Investigator's Primer on Recognition, Recovery, and Preservation of
Evidence
3) Bite Mark Analysis: Recognition, Recording and Reporting
4) DNA and Forensic Odontology
5) Physical Abuse and Forensic Dentistry:
The Diagnosis of Violence
6) Dental Investigations in Mass Disaster Incidents
7) The Use of Digital Imaging in Human Identification
8) Legal Issues in Forensic Odontology
9) Forensic Photography and Forensic Odontology
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Hardbound, 208 pages, publication date: JAN-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-121042-7
ISBN-10: 0-12-121042-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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