Water-related Death Investigation: Practical Methods And Forensic Applications
by Erica J. Armstrong /
2010 / English / PDF
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All too often, police called to the scene of a water-related
death may consider it an accidental drowning before they even
arrive. But the investigation of these types of deaths requires
the same careful and thorough documentation as in other
potentially non-natural deaths and these efforts must be carried
through all stages of investigation.
All too often, police called to the scene of a water-related
death may consider it an accidental drowning before they even
arrive. But the investigation of these types of deaths requires
the same careful and thorough documentation as in other
potentially non-natural deaths and these efforts must be carried
through all stages of investigation.Water-Related Death
Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic
Applications
Water-Related Death
Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic
Applications merges the essentials of field
investigation with the best practices involved in evidence
collection, autopsy performance, and laboratory testing on the
deceased involved in a water-related death.
merges the essentials of field
investigation with the best practices involved in evidence
collection, autopsy performance, and laboratory testing on the
deceased involved in a water-related death.
Tracking the case process from the scene to the autopsy to the
courtroom, this volume examines:
Tracking the case process from the scene to the autopsy to the
courtroom, this volume examines:The physiology of drowning
The physiology of drowningInvestigative duties of those called to the scene, including
securing the scene, searching for evidence, evidence recovery,
and body assessment
Investigative duties of those called to the scene, including
securing the scene, searching for evidence, evidence recovery,
and body assessmentInvestigative characteristics of various selected scenes,
including submerged vehicles, scuba fatalities, pool drowning,
erotic drowning, and boating accidents
Investigative characteristics of various selected scenes,
including submerged vehicles, scuba fatalities, pool drowning,
erotic drowning, and boating accidentsObtaining decedent, witness, suspect, and first responder
information
Obtaining decedent, witness, suspect, and first responder
informationPre-trial preparation for the field investigator, including
exhibits, testimony, and video and audio recording
Pre-trial preparation for the field investigator, including
exhibits, testimony, and video and audio recordingThe medicolegal autopsy
The medicolegal autopsyThe forensic pathological and toxicological aspects of deaths
due to drowning and bodies recovered from fluid environments.
The forensic pathological and toxicological aspects of deaths
due to drowning and bodies recovered from fluid environments.
Water-related death investigation involves a continuum of
activities performed by a number of trained professionals. This
volume demonstrates how the best collective efforts of all
individuals involved in the investigation of a water-related
death may help to illuminate the truth of the circumstances and
unearth any criminality.
Water-related death investigation involves a continuum of
activities performed by a number of trained professionals. This
volume demonstrates how the best collective efforts of all
individuals involved in the investigation of a water-related
death may help to illuminate the truth of the circumstances and
unearth any criminality.
