Synopses & Reviews
Thorough analysis of the scientific and legal issues involved in using insects to help solve crimes.
Synopsis
Entomology and the Law concerns the use of insects to solve crimes, particularly suspicious deaths. Insect-related evidence is one if the most powerful, yet least understood examples of modern forensic science. Covering both the scientific and legal issues, it will aid potential expert witnesses and lawyers alike preparing for trial.
Synopsis
Entomology and the Law is about the use of insects to solve crimes and other legal mysteries. As with any new science, its flaws and shortcomings are sometimes minimised or ignored by enthusiastic practitioners. Providing a detailed 'roadmap' that can be followed from crime scene to courtroom, and covering both the relevant science and the law of scientific evidence as it pertains to forensic entomology, this book provides a vital and unique resource for forensic entomologists, law enforcement personnel and lawyers preparing for trial.
Table of Contents
Glossary; Part I: Preface to Part I; 1. A history of flies; 2. Forensic biology of flies; 3. Estimating time of death; 4. Keys to the eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of some forensically important flies; 5. The fly in court; Entomological references; Part II: Preface to Part II; 6. The law of scientific evidence; 7. The admissibility of forensic entomology evidence; 8. The introduction and optimal use of forensic entomology evidence at trial; Conclusion; Index.