Forensic Human Identification: An IntroductionTim Thompson, Sue Black Identity theft, criminal investigations of the dead or missing, mass disasters both by natural causes and by criminal intent with this as our day to day reality, the establishment and verification of human identity has never been more important or more prominent in our society. Maintaining and protecting the integrity of out identity has reached |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Stable Isotope Fingerprinting 8212 Chemical Element 8220DNA8221? | 29 |
Section 2 Identification from Latent Prints | 55 |
Chapter 3 Fingerprints | 57 |
Chapter 4 Earprints | 73 |
Section 3 Identification from the Soft Tissues | 85 |
Chapter 5 Physical Appearance | 87 |
Chapter 6 Soft Tissue Pathology | 99 |
Section 7 Identification from Podiatry and Walking | 301 |
Chapter 17 The Foot | 303 |
Chapter 18 Footwear Marks | 321 |
Chapter 19 Gait | 343 |
Section 8 Identification from Personal Effects | 363 |
Chapter 20 Personal Effects | 365 |
Chapter 21 Body Modification | 379 |
Part B The Context and Significance of Forensic Human Identification | 401 |
Chapter 7 Soft Tissue Trauma | 113 |
Chapter 8 Surgical Intervention | 127 |
Chapter 9 Hair and Nail | 147 |
Section 4 Identification from the Hard Tissues | 175 |
Chapter 10 Odontology | 177 |
Chapter 11 Osteology | 199 |
Chapter 12 Radiography | 221 |
Section 5 Facial Identification | 229 |
Chapter 13 Facial Anthropology and Reconstruction | 231 |
Chapter 14 Facial Recognition and Imagery Analysis | 257 |
Chapter 15 Identifying Persons by Their Iris Patterns | 271 |
Section 6 Identification from Methods of Communication | 287 |
Chapter 16 Handwriting | 289 |
Section 9 The Context of Forensic Human Identification | 403 |
Chapter 22 Identity Fraud and Theft | 405 |
Chapter 23 Biometric Identity Cards | 415 |
Chapter 24 Missing Persons in the United Kingdom | 425 |
Chapter 25 Crimes against Humanity and Other War Crimes | 445 |
Section 10 Forensic Human Identification Case Studies | 457 |
Chapter 26 The Rolex Murder Southwest England | 459 |
Chapter 27 The 8220Adam8221 Case London | 473 |
Chapter 28 The World Trade Center 8212 September 11 2001 | 485 |
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Back cover | 527 |
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