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Information

Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2006

ISBN

9781420005714

Edition

Topic

Law

Subtopic

Criminal Law

Index

Law

Front cover
Foreword
Editors
Contributors
Introduction
Table of Contents
Part A. Biological Indicators and Methods of Determination
Section 1. Identification from Biomolecular Evidence
Chapter 1. DNA
Chapter 2. Stable Isotope Fingerprinting — Chemical Element “DNA”?
Section 2. Identification from Latent Prints
Chapter 3. Fingerprints
Chapter 4. Earprints
Section 3. Identification from the Soft Tissues
Chapter 5. Physical Appearance
Chapter 6. Soft Tissue Pathology
Chapter 7. Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 8. Surgical Intervention
Chapter 9. Hair and Nail
Section 4. Identification from the Hard Tissues
Chapter 10. Odontology
Chapter 11. Osteology
Chapter 12. Radiography
Section 5. Facial Identification
Chapter 13. Facial Anthropology and Reconstruction
Chapter 14. Facial Recognition and Imagery Analysis
Chapter 15. Identifying Persons by Their Iris Patterns
Section 6. Identification from Methods of Communication
Chapter 16. Handwriting
Section 7. Identification from Podiatry and Walking
Chapter 17. The Foot
Chapter 18. Footwear Marks
Chapter 19. Gait
Section 8. Identification from Personal Effects
Chapter 20. Personal Effects
Chapter 21. Body Modification
Part B. The Context and Significance of Forensic Human Identification
Section 9. The Context of Forensic Human Identification
Chapter 22. Identity Fraud and Theft
Chapter 23. Biometric Identity Cards
Chapter 24. Missing Persons in the United Kingdom
Chapter 25. Crimes against Humanity and Other War Crimes
Section 10. Forensic Human Identification Case Studies
Chapter 26. The Rolex Murder, Southwest England
Chapter 27. The “Adam” Case, London
Chapter 28. The World Trade Center — September 11, 2001
Index
Back cover