ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: National Crime Information Center, Missing Person, Frontal Sinus
14 Sep 2016
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Match unique features of unknown body/skeleton with characteristics of known missing person. Knowing who the victim is aids in finding the perpetrator and explaining the story behind how and why the individual died. Ncic (usa) national crime information center. Cpic (canada) canadian police information center. Any time an individual goes missing, their information is entered into these databases depending on the country. Assigns point value to matching criteria (age, sex, date missing etc) Lifestyle: high personal contact, regular routines = increases the chances of id, transient, no fixed address = reduces chances of id. Availability of good antemortem records for comparison: dental records, x-rays/ct scans, medical records, recent photos. Shape of frontal sinuses: frontal sinuses: are air-filled regions in the frontal bone, every individual has a unique frontal sins, size and shape of frontal sinus differs in each individual. Variation in cranial sutures: suture patterns vary between individuals.
