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Edward R. Henry? What was his major contribution to the science of Žngerprinting?
7. Describe the automated Žngerprint retrieval system. Discuss the role of the FBI in the development and maintenance of Žngerprint identi-Žcation methods. M
8. Discuss the use of scars and other body deformities-including fractures, occupational body reactions, tattoos, teeth marks, eye patterns, retinal patterns, and dental structures and changes-in the task of personal identiŽcation. M
9. Name the age-dependent morphological characteristics of the following age groups: newborn, premature, 2-year-old infant, 8-yearold girl, 16-year-old child, 36-year-old male or female, 54-year-old male or female, and an 86-year-old male or female. S
10. What is the current role of deŽned centers of ossiŽcation in the estimation of the age of a skeleton or group of bones? M
in a typical osteology case. S
13. What is meant by Pearson’s formula for reconstruction of living stature from femur size? M
14. Describe three cases in which reconstruction of the body or body parts have to be conducive to the solution of the case. M
15. Identify the major Žbers available for examination in American forensic pathology. S
16. Describe the di§erences in human hair according to: M Sex Race Age Hair dying Chemical-induced change Temperature-induced change
17. Identify representative specimens of Žbers by microscopy: S Vegetable Hair Plastic Plastic rug Cotton towel Collagen
18. Describe the methods usually used in identiŽcation under the following circumstances:
Body without hands Body presenting as “charred remains” Disarticulated body found at various scenes and times Body in which the traumatic injuries have made facial identiŽca-
tion unreliable or impossible Decomposing body with intact clothing Decomposing body with tattoos, intact teeth, intact scalp hair,
nondecomposed Žngers and Žngertips, and recent stomach contents
UnidentiŽed body with measurable femur length Body with intact upper and lower dental plates
19. What are the minimal standards of identiŽcation that are acceptable in a medical examiner’s day-to-day working situation? With infants, is parental identiŽcation alone satisfactory? Under what circumstances? M
20. Discuss the development of composite drawing techniques used by police agencies in identiŽcations. M
appropriate identiŽcation? M
22. Discuss the problem of delay in the submission and return of Žngerprint identiŽcations to local, state, and federal agencies. M
Dental Forensics
23. What are the guidelines on the use of dental forensic expertise? When is the specialist called in? M
24. Describe the methods used in the description of the dental arcades and their contents. M
25. Describe the use of forensic odontology in identiŽcation problems. M 26. How did the application of DNA skin swabs a§ect the use of forensic
odontological bite-mark evidence? M 27. Describe the current methods of tooth imprint and bite analysis. 28. Describe the usual ¯ow of information in a missing persons case.
