FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Pathology, Critical Thinking
14 Dec 2015
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Different types of articles research: experimental, correlational, most extensive shorter articles technical notes, specific technique (testing, validating) Used in some disciplines where experiments difficult: medicine, psychology, met-analysis. 2 main purposes of case studies: provides guidance un unique situations that others could encounter lesson that can be generalized to apply to multiple situations. Purpose: to inform, learn from others experience, what lessons can be learned from it. 3 main points: importance of determining forensic significance, need to avoid making assumptions, importance of critical thinking in crime scene investigation. Search for human remains, document, recover bodies, analyze human. Ontario forensic pathology service & office of chief coroner ontario remains. Burned, buried, outdoor, scattered, badly decomposed or. Who can request a forensic anthropologist? skeletonized remains: police, pathologist or coroner. If bone is found: focus of police or coroner"s case, only if forensic anthropologist can determine its forensic, if significant- crime scene, is it animal or human significance.
