Time of Death, Decomposition and Identification - An Atlas

List of contents

Preface TIME OF DEATH (POSTMORTEM INTERVAL) AND DECOMPOSITION Time of Death Introduction Rigor Mortis Livor Mortis Body Cooling (Algor Mortis) Scene Investigation Chemical Analyses Gastric, Microscopic Analyses Decomposition Adipocere Mummification Anthropophagia IDENTIFICATION Positive Identification Visual Identification Fingerprints Dental Radiographs (X-rays) DNA Fingerprinting Presumptive Identification Physical Features Clothing and Other Personal Property Circumstances Surrounding Death Skeletal Remains REFERENCES Case Examples Case 1 - Differential Decomposition Discussion Case 2 - Time of Death Case 3 - Gastric

Summary

Offers a look at the determination of the time of death, postmortem changes and identification. This work helps you learn - through photographs and discussions - how estimating the time of death can rarely be accomplished with scientific accuracy. It also helps you learn about the changes the body undergoes after death.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Dix, Jay Graham Dix, Dix Jay, Michael Graham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138427013
• ISBN: 978-1-138-42701-3
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Cause of Death Atlas Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Forensic Science, Legal aspects of criminology, Criminology: legal aspects