ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forensic Pathology, Forensic Anthropology, Paleopathology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 3FA3
• Professor: Rebecca Gilmour

Document Summary

There are various groups and people that play important roles to help solve crimes. Usually police officers who have been on the force for a long time. Forensic anthropology: application of anthropological methods and theory to forensic (legal) problems. Investigates deaths and injuries of individuals who have gone legally undocumented. Forensic anthropologist: researches, recovers, and analyzes badly decomposed or skeletonized human remains. Crimes and deaths are not investigated as portrayed on tv. Usually civilian scientists who are unbiased, specialized professionals that analyse evidence. Several labs regularly tested for quality and expertise: Required to be physicians in on and pei. Officers that have extensive practical experience on the force. Ensure no death is overlooked, concealed, or ignored. Office to the chief coroner and forensic pathology service work together. "we speak for the dead to protect the living" In on, coroners are medical doctors, but not in all provinces. When a medical examiner in employed, they must be a physician.