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Author Stejskal, Susan M

Title Death, decomposition, and detection dogs : from science to scene / Susan M. Stejskal
Published Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2012

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Contents Know the Nose; Perception; Anatomy; Odor Detection and Olfactory Receptor Cells; Species and Breed Differences; Orthogonal Devices; Forensic Taphonomy: Breaking Down Is Hard to Do; Taphonomy Defined; The Body; Normal Cell Composition; Cellular Decomposition; Systemic Decomposition; Stages of Decomposition; Stage 1: Immediate; Stage 2: Early; Stage 3: Putrefaction; Stage 4: Post Putrefaction; Final Breakdown; Special States of Decomposition; Mummification; Adipocere: Grave Wax or Death Soap; Bugs, Bodies, and Beyond; Primary Environmental Factors; Temperature; Microbiology: The Little Bugs; Entomology: The Big Bugs; Meet the Pigs; Secondary Environmental Variables; Soil; Burial; Scavengers; Extreme Conditions; Water; Making Sense Out of Scent: The A, B, C, D's; A: About; B: Bacteria and Bodies; C: Chemistry (Made Simple); D: Decomposition; Earth, Wind, and Odor; Introduction; Chemistry: Highlights of Chapter; The Dog's Nose Knows; Weather or Not; Earth: The Dirt on Soil; Ground Cover: Plants and More; Water World; Special Situations: Inside; What's New: Back to Orthogonal; Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks Using New; Technology; Maps; Weather or Not; Using This Information; A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words; Introduction; Case 1: Cold Weather/Short Term/Land; Case 2: Hot Weather/Short Term/Land; Case 3: Hot Weather/Short Term/Water; Case 4: Long Term/Land; Case 5: Long Term/Land-Water; Case 6: Long Term/Burial; Beginning of the End
Notes "A CRC title."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Forensic taphonomy.
Human decomposition.
Police dogs.
Detector dogs.
Crime scene searches.
Forensic Anthropology -- methods
Forensic Medicine -- methods
PSYCHOLOGY -- Forensic Psychology.
Crime scene searches.
Detector dogs.
Forensic taphonomy.
Human decomposition.
Police dogs.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781439878385
1439878382