Dismemberments: Perspectives in Forensic Anthropology and Legal Medicine

Dismemberments: Perspectives in Forensic Anthropology and Legal Medicine is the only volume in the field addressing the complexities of interpreting dismemberment trauma, of the different tools used and the socio-cultural motives behind the dismemberments. The goal is to provide the reader with a comprehensive volume, covering all aspects of dismemberment, from the means and motive, to the toolmark and instrument identification, to disarticulation and re-association of body parts. Each chapter will be written by internationally known expert contributors. Coverage also includes chapters on cases from around the world.

Dismemberments: Perspectives in Forensic Anthropology and Legal Medicine is a one of a kind resource for those involved in the analysis of recovered human remains.

A comprehensive volume addressing trauma examination in the reconstruction of complex dismemberment casesIncludes contributions by world renowned specialists in forensic anthropology and legal medicineCase studies are used throughout the volume

1. Criminal dismemberments: a discussion of their multi-disciplinary nature and guide to best practice 2. Dismemberment of victims in Colombia: a perspective from practice 3. Dismemberment in Brazil: from early colonization to present days 4. Postmortem Criminal Mutilation in Panama 5. Dismemberment in South Africa: Case studies 6. A dismemberment case from Portugal: How a dozen bones can tell the story 7. The potential of histological analysis in dismemberment cases 8. Dismemberment and Toolmark Analysis On Bone: A Microscopic Analysis Of The Walls Of Cut Marks 9. Skeletal Evidence of Sharp–Force Disarticulation and Tissue Flensing in 54 Cases Exhibiting Approximately 4200 Bone Strike Injuries 10. Intentional Body Dismemberment Following Non-Homicidal Deaths: A Retrospective Study of Body Packer Cases in New York City 11. Tool mark identification on bone: Best Practice 12. The Pattern of violence, punishment and aggression