Anthropology, forensic

Forensic science is an applied science having a focus on practical scientific issues that come up during criminal investigations or at trial. Some components ate unique to the field because it is conducted within the legal arena. Forensic science issues in chemistry and biochemistry in criminal investigations are discussed herein. There are a host of other forensic science areas, eg, forensic medicine, forensic dentistry, forensic anthropology, forensic psychiatry, and forensic engineering, any of which may overlap with forensic chemistry. 

INSIDE FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic Anthropology Forensic DNA Analysis Forensic Medicine Forensic Pharmacology Legal Aspects of Forensics The Forensic Aspects of Poisons... 

Love, J. C. and Marks, M. K. (2002). Taphonomy and time, estimating the postmortem interval, in Hard Evidence Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology (D. W. Steadman, Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall, 160-175. 

Nafte, M. (2000). Flesh and Bone An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology. Durham, NC Carolina Academic Press. 

Ubelaker, D. H. (1997). Taphonomic applications in forensic anthropology, in Forensic Taphonomy The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains (W. D. Haglund and M. H. Sorg, Eds.). Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, 77-90. 

Iscan, M. Y. (2001). Global forensic anthropology in the 21st century. Forensic Sci. Int. 117,1-6. 

DNLM 1. Forensic Anthropology—methods. 2. Soil—analysis. 3. Postmortem Changes. 4. Soil Microbiology. W 750 S6826 2008]... 

The context of paleopathological research is not limited to the ancient world. However, modem research of this type often falls under the label of forensic anthropology— the branch of science most popularly known for its applications in crime investigation. 

To learn more about forensic anthropology, visit the Chemistry Web site at chemistrymc.com Activity Research forensic anthropology and explain at least four ways that knowledge of the chemistry of life helps scientists learn about what ancient ice men and animals did on their last days alive. 

In the general field of forensic science many disciplines of science have been applied. Some do not use GC in their particular application and are beyond the scope of this chapter. For example, these would include such areas as forensic archeology, forensic engineering, forensic anthropology, fingerprint examination, forensic odontology, forensic psychiatry, and many more. 

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