Veterinary forensics animal cruelty investigations

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Merck, Melinda (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2012, c2013.
Edición:2nd ed
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009664728706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Website information""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Legal System: The Veterinarian's Role and Responsibilities""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEFINING ANIMAL CRUELTY""; ""GOVERNING LAWS""; ""HOW VETERINARIANS BECOME INVOLVED""; ""SEARCH AND SEIZURE""; ""HANDLING THE MEDIA IN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES""; ""CONFIDENTIALITY""; ""FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND HEARINGS""; ""NON-CRIMINAL CASES""; ""TRIAL""; ""COMPENSATION FOR THE VETERINARIAN""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2 Crime Scene Investigation""
  • ""INTRODUCTION""""THE VETERINARIAN'S ROLE AND HANDLING OF ANIMALS AT THE CRIME SCENE""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CRIME SCENE PROCESSING""; ""ENVIRONMENT: WEATHER DATA""; ""PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY""; ""EVIDENCE RECOGNITION AND DOCUMENTATION""; ""EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND PACKAGING""; ""EXCLUSIONARY BIOLOGICAL TESTING""; ""BLOOD EVIDENCE""; ""BURIAL SCENES: GRAVE DETECTION, MAPPING, AND EXCAVATION""; ""3 CSI: Examination of the Animal""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""DETERMINING NON-ACCIDENTAL INJURY""; ""BEHAVIORAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ANIMALS""
  • ""EVIDENCE DOCUMENTATION, COLLECTION, AND PACKAGING""""CHAIN OF CUSTODY""; ""PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY""; ""EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE LIVE ANIMAL""; ""EXTERNAL EXAMINATION""; ""FORENSIC NECROPSY""; ""SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""THE FORENSIC REPORT""; ""4 Special Considerations in Animal Cruelty Cases""; ""LARGE SCALE CRUELTY CASES""; ""TRACE EVIDENCE""; ""FORENSIC BOTANY""; ""DNA: DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID""; ""ANIMAL DEATH/INJURY IN HUMAN SUSPICIOUS DEATH/INJURY CASES""; ""OTHER UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS OF ANIMALS""; ""MÜNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY""; ""SUFFERING""; ""PAIN""
  • ""SUGGESTED READING ON PAIN IN ANIMALS""""5 Blunt Force Trauma""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""BRUISING/CONTUSIONS""; ""ABRASIONS""; ""LACERATIONS""; ""LIGATURE INJURIES""; ""AVULSION INJURIES""; ""FRACTURES""; ""MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (MVA) INJURIES""; ""FALL INJURIES""; ""SWINGING/DRAGGING INJURIES""; ""GROOMING-ASSOCIATED INJURIES""; ""BLUNT FORCE INJURIES TO SPECIFIC BODY REGIONS""; ""6 Sharp Force Injuries""; ""GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""STAB WOUNDS""; ""INCISED-STAB WOUNDS""; ""INCISED WOUNDS""; ""CHOP WOUNDS""; ""MUTILATIONS, PREDATOR ATTACKS, AND DOG ATTACKS""; ""RITUALISTIC CRIMES""
  • ""7 Burn-, Electrical-, and Fire-Related Injuries""""INTERPRETING BURN PATTERNS""; ""RECOGNITION AND COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE""; ""BURN CLASSIFICATION""; ""SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF BURNS""; ""GENERAL MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION FINDINGS IN BURNS""; ""THERMAL BURNS""; ""CHEMICAL BURNS""; ""ELECTRICAL BURNS""; ""FIRE-RELATED INJURIES""; ""8 Firearm Injuries""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OVERVIEW OF FIREARMS""; ""WOUND BALLISTICS""; ""DETERMINING ENTRANCE AND EXIT WOUNDS""; ""DETERMINING GUNSHOT RANGE""; ""EXAMINATION OF GUNSHOT VICTIMS""; ""9 Asphyxia""; ""OVERVIEW OF ASPHYXIA""; ""GENERAL FINDINGS IN ASPHYXIA""
  • ""SUFFOCATION""