Bite to Byte: The Story of Injury Analysis - Couverture souple

Lewin, Persephone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0955042003 ISBN 13 : 9780955042003

Editeur : Parrel Press, 2007

Synopsis

Injuries, usually on victims of murder, are compared with the causative weapon. Teeth are man's oldest weapon and David Lewin extended the expertise used to match bitemarks to all other patterned injuries and their possible cause. Following on from there, his techniques are used to forecast what could have caused injury patterns on skin as well as marks at crime scenes so the police know what to look for, as with the Victoria Climbié trial.

Cases chosen to illustrate the development of the expertise range from the notorious MP Alan Clark whose dog bit the BBC cameraman, to marks on the clothing of a young woman, killed 13 years previously, then an unsolved. Could David suggest what caused those marks?

The author and her husband work together in the mortuary and, back at their office, carry out the analyses. At court they diverge: while David gives expert evidence from the witness box, his wife projects an image of the injury onto a large screen and moves with the outline of the weapon over the top. They seem to be an intriguing phenomenon on the forensic scene - a husband-and-wife team.

From foreword by forensic pathologist, Nat Cary

'It also provides an insight into the workings of the English Criminal Justice System and should allow readers to understand how expert evidence is handled, for better or for worse, within an adversarial system. In fact there are few, if any, readable books that provide as much insight'.

Bite to Byte takes a look at the work that goes on behind the scenes at Crown Court, via the custody cells and the mortuary - a mix of scientific invention and life in the witness box plus a whodunnit element where every job has its lighter moments.

The various facets of their work are described in 10 cases, chosen from over 200 to date, to illustrate the development of the expertise.

Each case has a scientific and human interest and there are thumbnail word sketches of those involved in the investigations: forensic experts, detectives, photographers, mortuary attendants, barristers, criminals and victims.

A propos du livre

Cases chosen to illustrate the development of the expertise range from the notorious MP Alan Clark whose dog bit the BBC cameraman, to marks on the clothing of a young woman, killed 13 years previously, then an unsolved. Could David suggest what caused those marks?

The author and her husband work together in the mortuary and, back at their office, carry out the analyses. At court they diverge: while David gives expert evidence from the witness box, his wife projects an image of the injury onto a large screen and moves with the outline of the weapon over the top. They seem to be an intriguing phenomenon on the forensic scene - a husband-and-wife team.

From foreword by forensic pathologist, Nat Cary

'It also provides an insight into the workings of the English Criminal Justice System and should allow readers to understand how expert evidence is handled, for better or for worse, within an adversarial system. In fact there are few, if any, readable books that provide as much insight'.

Bite to Byte takes a look at the work that goes on behind the scenes at Crown Court, via the custody cells and the mortuary - a mix of scientific invention and life in the witness box plus a whodunnit element where every job has its lighter moments.

The various facets of their work are described in 10 cases, chosen from over 200 to date, to illustrate the development of the expertise.

Each case has a scientific and human interest and there are thumbnail word sketches of those involved in the investigations: forensic experts, detectives, photographers, mortuary attendants, barristers, criminals and victims.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Parrel Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0955042003
• ISBN 13: 9780955042003
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 370
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible