Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

<p>Provides basic information on successfully collecting, processing, analyzing, and describing skeletal human remains.</p> <p>Forensic Anthropology Training Manual serves as a practical reference tool and a framework for training in forensic anthropology.</p> <p>The first chapter informs judges, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and international workers of the information and services available from a professional forensic anthropologist. The first section (Chapters 2-11) is a training guide to assist in the study of human skeletal anatomy. The second section (Chapters 12-17) focuses on the specific work of the forensic anthropologist, beginning with an introduction to the forensic sciences.</p> <p>Learning Goals</p> <ul> <li>Upon completing this book readers will be able to:</li> <li>Have a strong foundation in human skeletal anatomy</li> <li>Explain how this knowledge contributes to the physical description and personal identification of human remains</li> <li>Understand the basics of excavating a grave, preparing a forensic report, and presenting expert witness</li> <li>testimony in a court of law</li> <li>Define forensic anthropology within the broader context of the forensic sciences</li> <li>Describe the work of today's forensic anthropologists</li> </ul>