The Scientific Investigation of Mass Graves: Towards Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures

ISBN-13: 9780521865876 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 594 str.

Cox, Margaret

Opis

This book describes the detailed processes and techniques essential for the scientific investigation of atrocity crimes. It includes methods for the location, evaluation, excavation, recovery, and recording of mass graves and the analysis of human remains and other evidence in order to establish the identity of victims and the cause and manner of their deaths. This volume establishes protocols and standard operating procedures to guide standards and approaches that can be used for both judicial and humanitarian contexts. The procedures for field and mortuary application are flexible and can meet specific project aims, constraints, and contexts.

Recenzje

'I expect to see this book used widely as a reference by anthropologists, archaeologists and other forensic practitioners in a variety of situations that call for investigators to establish the physical facts of a criminal activity or a disaster event in a credible and convincing manner.' Anthropological Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction and context; 2. Protocols for the investigation of mass graves; 3. Health and safety; 4. Scenes of crime examination; 5. Search, location, excavation, and recovery; 6. Mortuary procedures I - pathology, radiography and the role of the anatomical pathology technologist; 7. Mortuary procedures II - skeletal analysis 1: procedures and demographic assessment; 8. Mortuary procedures III - skeletal analysis 2: techniques for determining identification; 9. Forensic sciences; 10. Ante-mortem data collection: interaction with families and communities.