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Brief | |
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Comprehensive | |
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Brief Table of Contents | |
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Introduction | |
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Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology | |
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Establishing the Forensic Context | |
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Recovery Scene Methods | |
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Estimating Time Since Death | |
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Initial Treatment and Examination | |
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Attribution of Ancestry | |
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Attribution of Sex | |
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Estimation of Age at Death | |
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Calculation of Stature | |
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Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton | |
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Projectile Trauma | |
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Blunt Trauma | |
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Sharp Trauma and Strangulation | |
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Antemortem Skeletal Conditions | |
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Postmortem Changes to Bone | |
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Additional Aspects of Individualization | |
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Identification Using Antemortem Records | |
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Conclusion | |
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Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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Introduction | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 1.1: Basic Instruments and Their Use | |
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Exercise 1.2: Metric System and U.S. Measure | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Basic Terms | |
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Exercise 2.1: Bones and Features of the Skull | |
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Exercise 2.2: Axial Skeleton and Thorax | |
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Exercise 2.3: Appendicular Skeleton: Upper Limbs | |
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Exercise 2.4: Appendicular Skeleton: Lower Limbs | |
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Exercise 2.5: Human Odontology | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Establishing the Forensic Context | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 3.1: Distinguishing Bone versus Nonbone | |
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Exercise 3.2: Distinguishing Human versus Nonhuman Remains | |
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Exercise 3.3: Distinguishing Contemporary versus Noncontemporary Remains | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Recovery Scene Methods | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 4.1: Surface-Deposited Body (Outdoor) | |
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Exercise 4.2: Interred Body (Outdoor) | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Estimating Time Since Death | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 5.1: Estimating Postmortem Interval Using Decomposition | |
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Exercise 5.2: Estimating Postmortem Interval Using Animal Scavenging | |
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Exercise 5.3: Estimating Postmortem Interval Using Deterioration of Clothing and Other Materials | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Initial Treatment and Examination | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 6.1: Reconstructing | |
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Exercise 6.2: Sorting | |
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Exercise 6.3: Reassembly | |
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Exercise 6.4: Inventorying Remains | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Attribution of Ancestry | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 7.1: Attributing Ancestry Using Cranial Anthroposcopy | |
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Exercise 7.2: Attributing Ancestry Using Cranial Metrics: Interorbital Indexes | |
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Exercise 7.3: Attributing Ancestry Using Postcranial Anthroposcopy and Osteometry | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Attribution of Sex | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 8.1: Attributing Sex Using Pelvic Anthroposcopy | |
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Exercise 8.2: Attributing Sex Using Pelvic Metrics: Ischium-Pubic Index | |
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Exercise 8.3: Attributing Sex Using Cranial Anthroposcopy | |
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Exercise 8.4: Attributing Sex Using Cranial Metrics: Discriminant Functions | |
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Exercise 8.5: Attributing Sex Using Postcranial Metrics | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Estimation of Age at Death | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Subadults | |
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Exercise 9.1: Estimating Age at Death (Subadults) Using Long Limb Bone Measurements | |
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Exercise 9.2: Estimating Age at Death (Subadults) Using Union of Primary Ossification Centers | |
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Exercise 9.3: Estimating Age at Death (Subadults) Using Tooth Formation and Eruption | |
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Exercise 9.4: Estimating Age at Death (Subadults) Using Epiphyseal Union Adults | |
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Exercise 9.5: Estimating Age at Death (Adults) Using Pubic Symphysis | |
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Exercise 9.6: Estimating Age at Death (Adults) Using Auricular Surface | |
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Exercise 9.7: Estimating Age at Death (Adults) Using Sternal Rib Ends | |
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Exercise 9.8: Estimating Age at Death (Adults) Using Suture Closure | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Calculation of Stature | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 10.1: Calculating Stature Using Long Limb Bones | |
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Exercise 10.2: Calculating Stature Using the Fully Method | |
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Exercise 10.3: Calculating Stature Using Partial Long Limb Bones | |
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Exercise 10.4: Adjustments to Stature Calculations | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Exercise 11.1: Basics of Bone Trauma | |
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Exercise 11.2: Forces Causing Trauma | |
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Exercise 11.3: Types of Trauma | |
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Exercise 11.4: Timing of Bone Injury | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Projectile Trauma | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 12.1: Analysis of Projectile Wounds | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Blunt Trauma | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Exercise 13.1: Analyzing Blunt Trauma to the Skull | |
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Exercise 13.2: Analyzing Blunt Trauma to the Postcranial Bones | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Sharp Trauma and Strangulation | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 14.1: Analyzing Sharp Trauma | |
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Exercise 14.2: Analyzing Strangulation | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Antemortem Skeletal Conditions | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 15.1: Analyzing Pathological Conditions | |
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Exercise 15.2: Analyzing Skeletal Anomalies | |
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Exercise 15.2: Analyzing Occupational Stress Markers | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Postmortem Changes to Bone | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Exercise 16.1: Analyzing Saw Marks | |
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Exercise 16.2: Analyzing Other Postmortem Damage | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Additional Aspects of Individualization | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 17.1: Facial Reproduction | |
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Exercise 17.2: Assessing Handedness | |
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Exercise 17.3: Estimating Body Weight | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Identification Using Antemortem Records | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 18.1: Identification from Radiographs | |
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Exercise 18.2: Identification from Frontal Sinus | |
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Exercise 18.3: Identification from Dental Records | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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Conclusion | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Expected Outcomes | |
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Minimum Materials | |
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Optional Materials | |
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Exercise 19.1: Forensic Anthropology Report | |
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Exercise 19.2: Expert Witness Testimony Evaluation | |
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Note to Instructors | |
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Exercise Worksheets | |
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References | |