Forensic anthropolgy

Question 0

medical doctor= fleshed body. anthropologist= bones, find out who the person is,
medical examiner= find out cause of death

Answer 0

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Question 1

forensic science, is science to law. vs. forensic anthropology is

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is cause of death?

Answer 2

• The disease or injury that initiated the lethal train of events, however brief or prolonged, that led to death.
• e.g gunshot wound, had he not been shot he wouldn’t have developed the illness. set the chain of events in motion.
• injury trumps disease

Question 3

Manner of Death

Answer 3

-The fashion in which the cause of death came to be

• Five categories:
  1) natural
  2) accidental
  3) homicide
  4) suicide
  5) unknown

Question 4

Biological profile, the faction that antropologists usually work in

Answer 4

*Ancestry/population

Question 5

Forensic analysis of Trauma

Answer 5

They look for
-perimortem trauma
-force
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Question 6

Forensic Taphonomy

help to establish a time frame of when the individual died

Answer 6

• to estimate time since death
• to distinguish human from non human agents of bone modification
• to understand dispersal of remains
• to identify variables resulting in differential

Question 7

The ultimate goal is to come up with an identificaiton

Answer 7

Levels of identification

• tentative
• probable (presumptive, possible)
• positive (personal)

Question 8

Tentative ID

Answer 8

Any clue could give a tentative ID, helps investigators go to the right direcction

Question 9

Probable Identificaiton

Answer 9

ID by exclusion

• evenyone else is identified
• no evidence to contrad
• biological profile (ancestry, sex, age, stature)
• antemortm

Question 10

Positive Identification
(finger prints, x-rays, ect)

Answer 10

• antemortem and postmortem data match exactly

Question 11

Positive Identification Methods

Answer 11

• Odontolgy
• x-rays (sinuses)
• medical/ surgical treatments
• unusual/ unique osteological traits
• DNA

main goal is to assist with law enforcment in unsolved crimes

Question 12

Ethical Responsibilities in forensic anthropology

Answer 12

• life and liberty of an accused hangs in the balance
• family wants closure and peace of mind
• ensure best available methods are used
• process is carefully done
• all information is accurate
• precedures in place to catch any potential errors
• must ensure that your work can’t be disproved