Remote Sensing Technology in Forensic Investigations: Geophysical Techniques to Locate Clandestine Graves and Hidden Evidence

ISBN-13: 9781138732971 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 89 str.

G. Clark Davenport

Opis

Remote Sensing Technology in Forensic Investigations provides a basic understanding of concepts involved in the use of basic geophysical surveying, metal detectors, magnetics, electromagnetics and ground penetrating radar in police and forensic investigations. This book will serve as a handy introductory primer to the technology, techniques, and application of such techniques. Throughout, numerous references and additional resources are provided for those investigators, forensic anthropology, and police professionals who want further information on the technology’s usage for investigative purposes.

Spis treści

Introduction. Overview of Modern Geophysical Methods. Pre-Survey Planning and Post-Survey Reporting Requirements. Magnetic Surveying. Electromagnetic Surveying. Ground Penetrating Radar Surveying. Metal Detector Surveying. Infrared. Marine Geophysical Methods. Airborne Geophysical Methods. Quality Control. Concluding Remarks: The Ideal Survey. Appendix A. Glossary. Appendix B. Selected References.

O autorze

Clark Davenport's career spans 37 years of planning, managing, and performing remote-sensing surveys for criminal, environmental, groundwater, geotechnical, mining, and archaeological investigations on six continents. Since 1986 he has pioneered the use of remote sensing in criminal investigations and has assisted on investigations in more than 25 states and in 6 countries. Davenport is a recognized expert in the utilization of remote sensing and geophysical techniques to locate clandestine graves and hidden evidence. He has testified in criminal cases as to the applicability of these techniques. He is one of the founding members of NecroSearch International, and is an active participant in on-going applied research studying physical and chemical changes that occur after interment of a body. Since 1987, Davenport has served as a consultant to law-enforcement agencies including the FBI, Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Guatemalan Forensic Foundation, and the New South Wales Police. He is a past instructor at the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy, and is an invited instructor at the FBI Academy. Davenport is also a decorated Vietnam combat veteran, a member of ASLET and a faculty affiliate, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University. He has a degree in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines (1964) and an AS in Criminal Justice (1997).