About the Editors ix
List of Contributors xi
Series Foreword xiii
Professor Niamh Nic Daéid
Foreword xv
Jonathan Smith
Foreword xvii
Richard T. Shepherd
1 Introduction 1
Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Julie Roberts
References 4
2 Aspects of crime scene management 7
Ruth Buckley and Andy Langley
2.1 Introduction 7
2.2 Professionals within the investigation 7
2.3 Crime scene principles 12
2.4 Records and documentation 14
2.5 Crime scene attendance 16
2.6 Expectations 19
2.7 Conclusion 19
Acknowledgements 20
References 20
3 Forensic archaeology 23
Stephen Litherland, Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Julie Roberts
3.1 Introduction 23
3.2 Forensic archaeology at a crime scene 25
3.3 Pre-scene attendance 28
3.4 Scene attendance 29
3.5 Case studies 40
3.6 Reporting and court testimony 42
3.7 Conclusion 44
References 45
4 Forensic anthropology 49
Julie Roberts and Nicholas Márquez-Grant
4.1 Introduction 49
4.2 The role of the Forensic Anthropologist in criminal investigation 49
4.3 Pre-scene attendance 52
4.4 Scene attendance 53
4.5 In the mortuary 56
4.6 Positive identification 60
4.7 Production of an Expert Witness Statement and court attendance 61
4.8 Conclusion 64
References 65
5 Forensic radiography 69
Mark Viner
5.1 Introduction and current state of the discipline 69
5.2 Application of radiology to the analysis and identification of human remains 70
5.3 Conclusion 79
References 80
6 DNA analysis for victim identification 85
Michael Walbank and Andrew McDonald
6.1 Introduction 85
6.2 Taking DNA samples from the deceased 85
6.3 Collection of reference samples for victim identification 90
6.4 DNA laboratory analysis 91
6.5 Common DNA profiling tests 94
6.6 Conclusion 98
References 98
7 Other scientific methods related to victim identification 99
7.1 Introduction 99
Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Julie Roberts
7.2 Dating of human remains 100
Gordon Cook
References 105
7.3 Other analytical techniques 107
Sophie Beckett
References 109
8 Forensic entomology 111
Martin Hall, Amoret Whitaker and Cameron Richards
8.1 Introduction and current state of the discipline 111
8.2 Applications 114
8.3 Pre-scene attendance 115
8.4 Scene attendance 117
8.5 Mortuary attendance 125
8.6 Laboratory analysis 125
8.7 Reporting and court appearance 130
8.8 Conclusion 131
References 131
9 Diatoms and forensic science 141
Eileen J. Cox
9.1 Introduction 141
9.2 Applications 144
9.3 Pre-scene attendance 145
9.4 Scene attendance and sampling 145
9.5 Preparation and treatment of samples in the laboratory 146
9.6 Analysis of samples 147
9.7 Reporting and court appearance 148
References 149
10 Forensic palynology 153
Beverley Adams-Groom
10.1 Introduction and current state of the discipline 153
10.2 Pollen 154
10.3 Applications 158
10.4 Pre-scene attendance 160
10.5 Scene attendance 161
10.6 Mortuary attendance 165
10.7 Laboratory analysis 165
10.8 Reporting and court appearance 166
References 167
11 Forensic botany 169
Heather Miller Coyle, Peter Massey and Peter Valentin
11.1 Introduction 169
11.2 Applications 169
11.3 Pre-scene attendance 170
11.4 Scene attendance 171
11.5 Mortuar
