A fly for the prosecution : how insect evidence helps solve crimes /

"Using actual cases on which he has consulted, Goff shows show knowledge of insects and their habits allows forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence about crimes. Even when a body has been reduced to a skeleton, insect evidence can often provide the only available e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goff, M. Lee (Madison Lee) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Forensic entomology.
Medical jurisprudence.
Insects.
Forensic Medicine
Insecta
Entomologie légale.
Médecine légale.
Insectes.
forensic medicine.
Insecta (class)
LAW / Forensic Science
Medical jurisprudence
Insects
Forensic entomology
Rechtsmedizin
Angewandte Entomologie
Insecten.
Opsporingsonderzoek.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Using actual cases on which he has consulted, Goff shows show knowledge of insects and their habits allows forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence about crimes. Even when a body has been reduced to a skeleton, insect evidence can often provide the only available estimate of the postmortem interval, or time elapsed since death as well as clues to whether the body has been moved from the original crime scene and whether drugs have contributed to the death"--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
ISBN:9780674037687
0674037685

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