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CD200
RECOVERY AND INTERPRETATION OF BURNED HUMAN REMAINS
Recovery and interpretation of burned human remains [Documento electrónico] / Steven A. Symes .. [et al.].- [Erie, PA] : ed. do a., 2012.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
Report prepared by Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute and funded by the U.S. Department of Justice - Award No. 2008-DN-BX-K131. Ficheiro de 7,49 MB em formato PDF (236 p.). Disponível também em: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/237966.pdf. Acedido a 01 de junho de 2012.


CADÁVER, INCÊNDIO, IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE CADÁVER, TÉCNICA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CRIMINAL, ANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS

Executive summary. CHAPTER I - Introduction. Statement of problem. Review of current literature. Rationale for research. Introduction to methodology of research. CHAPTER II - Research component 1: Recovery of burned human remains. Materials and methods. Archival research. Processing mock fatal fire scenes. Thermocouple data. Processing actual fatal fire scenes. Results. Archival research. Processing mock fatal fire scenes. Thermocouple data. Fatal fire scene processing protocols. Appendices. Processing actual fatal fire scenes. CHAPTER III - Research component 2: Analysis and interpretation of heat altered bone. Materials and methods. Burn patterning charting of forensic cases. Documentation of cremations. Results. Burn patterning charting of forensic cases. Documentation of cremations. CHAPTER IV - Research component 3: Heat alterations in traumatized bone. Materials and methods. Data source A. Data source B. Data source C. Analysis. Data sources A and C. Data source B. Description of coded traits. Definition of traits. Coding of presence/absence of traits. Comparing organic compositions. Analysis of Kerf dimensions. Results. Species comparisons. Treatment comparisons (Field vs. Laboratory). Comparing organic compositions. Minimum Kerf width. CHAPTER V - Conclusions. Discussion of findings. Implications for policy and practice, and future research. CHAPTER VI - References. CHAPTER VII - Dissemination of research findings. APPENDICIES. Chapter II: Research component 1. II-1: Data collection form employed for pilot study. II-2: Example of mock scene. II-3: Example of progression of mock scene recovery. III-4: Data collection forms for mock fatal fire scenes. III-5: Introductory letter and questionnaire for firefighters. Chapter III: Research component 2. III-1: Cremation data collection forms. Chapter IV: Research component 3. IV-1: DS- B: Cuts from Franklin Center mock fatal fire. IV-2: DS- B: Cuts from McDonald mock fatal fire. IV-3: DS- B: Cuts from Waynesboro mock fatal fire. IV-4: Bone sections used for analysis of data source B. IV-5: Cuts made for data source C.