ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Forensic Anthropology, Tryo, Apa Style
26 Apr 2019
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Case study assignment: talk about decomposition, 1500-2000 words, answer questions for each case study, use peer reviewed sources, apa style. Recovery scene investigation steps: initial response, treat as a crime/recovery scene until proven otherwise, secure the scene to: Establish boundaries/secure the perimeters of the scene. Only accessible to the people processing the scene. Outer boundary keeps onlookers out, keeps the integrity of the sscen: usually have command posts here, preliminary documentation & evaluation, scene is now identified and secured. Establish a path (with least amount of services possible) Access what type of incident is this (homicide, robbery: nature of the crime (homicide, accident, robbery, location: indoor, outdoor, primary, secondary. Primary: where the first criminal act happened. Secondary: all others: scene types: every scene is unique. Huge variety of possible crime scenes: indoor vs outdoor, confined vs dispersed, everything in between. Scavengers: burial scenes: remains that were buried (interred) Intentionally: ex. dug a hole, covered them.
