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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goff, M. Lee (Madison Lee) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Honolulu, 1984
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. The bugs on the body
  • 3. The pigs' tale
  • 4. The first flies
  • 5. Patterns of succession
  • 6. Cover-ups and concealments
  • 7. Predators
  • 8. Air, fire, and water
  • 9. Drugs and toxins
  • 10. Coping
  • 11. Testifying
  • 12. Spreading the word
  • Epilogue : summing up
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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