8 The practice of forensic science in Egypt: a story of pioneering 73 Dina A. Shokry
9 The practice of forensic science in Estonia 83 Marika Väli, Üllar Lanno & Ivar Prits
10 History and current status of forensic science and medicine in Finland 95 Erkki Sippola & Pekka Saukko
11 Forensic medicine in France 105 Bertrand Ludes
12 Forensic medicine in Germany 115 W. Eisenmenger & O. Peschel
13 Forensic science in Hong Kong 121 Sheilah Hamilton & Philip Beh
14 The practice of forensic science in Hungary 135 Eva Keller Peter Sótonyi & Agnes Dósa
15 Forensic science in India 147 P.K. Chattopadhyay
16 Forensic sciences in Italy 155 Cristina Cattaneo Antonio Grande & Luigi Ripani
17 History and current status of forensic science in Japan 173 Hitoshi Maeda Takaki Ishikawa & Toshikazu Kondo
18 Forensic science in Korea 189 Heesun Chung Soong Deok Lee & Sikeun Lim
19 Forensic medicine in Libya 195 Fawzi Benomran
20 The practice of forensic science in Mexico 199 Mario Alva–Rodríguez & Rolando Neri–Vela
21 The Netherlands 217 Arian van Asten Wim Neuteboom Sijtze Wiersma & Zeno Geradts
22 History and current status of forensic science in Singapore 231 George Paul & Paul Chui
23 The history and current status of forensic science in South Africa 241 Herman Bernitz Michael Kenyhercz Burgert Kloppers Ericka Nöelle L Abbé Gérard Nicholas Labuschagne Antonel Olckers Jolandie Myburgh Gert Saayman Maryna Steyn & Kyra Stull
24 Forensic science practice in Spain 261 Angel Carracedo & Luis Concheiro
25 Legal medicine and forensic science in Switzerland 267 Patrice Mangin & Pierre Margot
26 Forensic medicine and sciences in Turkey 279 Mete Korkut Gulmen & Cengiz Haluk Ince
27 Forensic medicine in the United Arab Emirates 289 Fawzi Benomran
28 Forensic science practice in the United States 301 Joseph Peterson & Matthew Hickman
29 Legal medicine and forensic science in Uruguay 335 Hugo Rodríguez Almada
30 Conclusions: global common themes and variations 351 Douglas H. Ubelaker
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Douglas H. Ubelaker is Senior Scientist specializing in forensic anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. He served as the 2011–2012 President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and has published extensively in the general field of human skeletal biology with an emphasis on forensic applications.
The Global Practice of Forensic Science presents histories, issues, patterns, and diversity in the applications of international forensic science. Written by 64 experienced and internationally recognized forensic scientists, the volume documents the practice of forensic science in 28 countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Each country s chapter explores factors of political history, academic linkages, the influence of individual cases, facility development, types of cases examined, integration within forensic science, recruitment, training, funding, certification, accreditation, quality control, technology, disaster preparedness, legal issues, research and future directions. Aimed at all scholars interested in international forensic science, the volume provides detail on the diverse fields within forensic science and their applications around the world.