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Forensic Botany A Practical Guide

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Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

01.06.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

216

Maße (L/B/H)

25,3/17,5/1,8 cm

Gewicht

530 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-470-66409-4

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"This book entitled Forensic Botany: A Practical Guide isan excellent guide and teaching tool for biological evidencetraining, a resource for scientists, law enforcement and attorneysalike, and review material before trial. Forensic guidelines forplant material are limited and training is specialized; therefore,this truly is an excellent, readable scientific guide for theforensic community." ( Journal of ForensicSciences , 1 July 2013)

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

01.06.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

216

Maße (L/B/H)

25,3/17,5/1,8 cm

Gewicht

530 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-470-66409-4

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Produktbild: Forensic Botany

  • List of contributors ix



     



    Series Foreword xi



     



    Prologue: the begining xiii



     



    1 Introduction to forensic botany 1



    David W. Hall, Ph.D.



     



    Botanical evidence in legal investigations 1



     



    Legal plant definition 2



     



    Botanical evidence in legal investigations 3



     



    Alibis 5



     



    Timing 5



     



    Gravesite growth 9



     



    Stomach contents 11



     



    Summary 11



     



    2 Plants as evidence 12



    David W. Hall, Ph.D.



     



    Types of plants 12



     



    Nonplant groups traditionally studied by botanists 22



     



    Plant habitats and associations 25



     



    Plant characteristics/plant morphology 26



     



    Basic plant characteristics for the forensic investigator 28



     



    Habit 28



     



    Plant dispersal 41



     



    3 Evidence collection and analysis 45



    David W. Hall, Ph.D. and Jason H. Byrd, Ph.D.



     



    Initial crime scene notation 55



     



    Where to search for evidence 56



     



    Storage 61



     



    Documentation of botanical evidence 61



     



    How to have botanical evidence analysed 62



     



    Where to find a botanist 63



     



    Types of cases 63



     



    Evidence analysis 63



     



    Laboratory report 65



     



    Transportation of botanical evidence 66



     



    Evidence retention and disposition 66



     



    Step-wise method for the collection of botanical evidence 68



     



    Appendix 3.1 70



     



    Crime scene data 70



     



    Habitat documentation 70



     



    Scene location 70



     



    Collection information needed for each botanical sample 70



     



    Appendix 3.2 72



     



    Botany field data sheet 72



     



    Appendix 3.3 76



     



    Botany laboratory examination data format 76



     



    Appendix 3.4 78



     



    Evidence log 78



     



    4 Expert evidence 79



    Bernard A. Raum JD, MFS



     



    The common law 79



     



    The United States experience 80



     



    The decision in Frye v. United States 81



     



    The codified federal rules of evidence 82



     



    The decision in Daubert v. Merrill Dow25 85



     



    The scientific method 86



     



    The "pure opinion" rule 87



     



    The United Kingdom experience 88



     



    The criminal procedure rules 2010, s.33 90



     



    The law commission consultation paper no. 190 92



     



    5 Use and guidelines for plant DNA analyses in forensics 93



    Matthew A. Gitzendanner, Ph.D.



     



    Introduction 93



     



    Types of samples and collection for DNA analyses 94



     



    Uses of genetic data 95



     



    Genotyping methods 98



     



    Finding a laboratory for analysis 102



     



    Case studies 102



     



    Conclusions 104



     



    References 104



     



    6 A primer on forensic microscopy 107



    Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D.



     



    Microscopes and microscopic botanical structures relevant to forensic botany 107



     



    The importance of reference collections in microscopic analysis 115



     



    Preparation and documentation of specimen evidence for microscopic examination 116



     



    References 118



     



    7 Plant anatomy 119



    David W. Hall, Ph.D. and William Stern, Ph.D.



     



    The lindbergh case 121



     



    Further reading 126



     



    8 Palynology, pollen, and spores, partners in crime: what, why, and how 127



    Anna Sandiford, Ph.D.



     



    Terminology 127



     



    What are pollen and spores? 127



     



    Where are they found and how do they travel? 129



     



    What does pollen look like? 130



     



    The use of pollen for non-forensic work 132



     



    The use of pollen in the forensic setting 132



     



    When should pollen samples be collected? 134



     



    How to collect and store pollen samples 134



     



    How many samples to collect? 138



     



    Who can collect pollen samples and where can an analyst be found? 139



     



    Costs and turnaround times 140



     



    Case examples 140



     



    Summary 142



     



    References 143



     



    9 Algae in forensic investigations 145



    Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D. and John R. Wallace, Ph.D.



     



    Finding an algal botanist and identifying algae 145



     



    Algal diversity 146



     



    Application of algal evidence in forensic investigations 154



     



    Collection and processing of algal evidence in forensic investigations 165



     



    Acknowledgements 172



     



    References 172



     



    10 Case Studies in forensic botany 174



    David W. Hall, Ph.D.



     



    Placing people or objects at scenes 174



     



    Determining time of death 181



     



    Index 189