Forensic Art Flashcards

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forensic art

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  • application of art to medicolegal context
  • used to generate leads
  • not a means of positive ID
  • both an art and a science
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forensic artists

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  • creative/artistic talent
  • knowledge of anatomy
  • understand scientific research in the field
  • require knowledge of biological info
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superimposition

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  • overlay an image of a skull and an antemortem image

- use osteometric points/landmarks to align

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photo superimposition

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use 2-D photograph and unknown skeletal remains

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video superimposition

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  • use camera and electronic video mixing board and unknown skeletal remains
  • use computers and digital imaging equipment and unknown skeletal remains
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2-D forensic art

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  • ID living suspects, age missing persons
  • usually based on witness recollections
  • depicts facial features
  • done freehand or with a computer
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facial reconstruction

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  • ID skeletal remains
  • artistic reproduction of soft tissue features when no soft tissues is present
  • based on biological profile
  • done freehand or on the computer
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3-D facial approximation

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-relies on known or estimated traits such as the biological profile, average tissue thickness, anatomical knowledge of muscle and gland thickness, and anatomical relationships of facial features

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how is tissue death measured?

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  • cadaver studies (needle depth, post-mortem tissue)

- ultrasounds on the living (CT, MRI, preferred method)

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what are the techniques for 3-D facial approximation?

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  • start with the skull or cast
  • apply tissue-depth markers
  • roll clay to depth of tissue marker
  • apply clay
  • contour voids
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