FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Forensic Anthropology, Critical Thinking, Scapula
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Address a specific technique testing, validating techniques brief communication. Specific example in detail, written in narrative. Used in some disciplines where experiments are difficult: medicine, psychology. Provide guidance in unique situations that others could encounter teach lesson that can be generalized to apply to multiple situations. Was there actually a message, point, conclusion, or was it just a story. Search for human remains, document, recover, analyze human remains. 2010 ontario forensic pathology service (ofps) & office of chief coroner ontario (occo) forensic anthropologists required: bodies are burned, buried, outdoors, scattered, badly decomposed or skeletonized remains. Potential for things to be recovered improperly which is why anthropologists are called in. Who can call/request a fa: coroner, pathologist, police, ofm. Three main points: importance of determining forensic significance, avoid making assumptions, importance of critical thinking in crime scene investigation constantly thinking about what the evidence means, what you can discount. Role to play in medico-legal investigation: focus of police or coroner"s case.
