ARCL 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Redirect Examination, Marion Merrell Dow, Forensic Anthropology
8 Dec 2016
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Lecture: ethics and forensic anthropology in the courtroom. Don"t falsely identify individuals- put family through stress. Falsely implicate an innocent person as a perpetrator. Treat families of the deceased with respect. Be sensitive and don"t use humour in an inappropriate context. With any kind of criminal case, authorities may hold back information from public to keep the informants safe. May give out intentional misinformation to draw out the perpetrator. Complete and accurate assessment of the case. Better to provide incomplete answers if you don"t have an opinion to give. Strictly report findings whether determinate or indeterminate. Evidence/opinion dichotomy evidence/opinion dichotomy evidence = data = physical remains (skeletons, teeth, etc. ) Physical description of the remains opinion = interpretation of remains based on methods used. Extrapolating an answer based on the evidence found that describes the material ancestry, sex, age at death, stature, pmi = all opinions. Recognize the difference between 3 types of opinion.
