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FORENSIC

IDENTIFICATION

An Introduction

FORENSIC

HUMAN

IDENTIFICATION

FORENSIC

HUMAN

IDENTIFICATION

An Introduction

Edited by

Tim Thompson and Sue Black

BAHID

British Association for Human Identification

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FORENSIC

HUMAN

IDENTIFICATION

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Foreword

The British Association for Human Identiﬁcation (BAHID) held its ﬁrst scientiﬁc meeting

at Glasgow University in October of 2001. As it now approaches its ﬁfth birthday, it has

grown to more than 500 members with a respected and recognized academic proﬁle. The

individual interests of the membership encompass a wide variety of disciplines within this

multifaceted area, and one of the strengths of the association has been the introduction

of members to each other’s areas of expertise at the scientiﬁc sessions. It was believed that

an introductory textbook would be pertinent, especially as more than 20 percent of the

members are undergraduate or postgraduate students.

The text does not claim to be a deﬁnitive reference on identiﬁcation but rather seeks

to introduce the reader to a number of the different specialties that operate under the

umbrella of human identiﬁcation. It does not cover every single aspect of the subject but

draws upon the speciﬁc expertise within the association and aims to provide an introduction

— primarily to the student, but also to others interested in unfamiliar areas.

The text has been separated into two parts. The ﬁrst considers biological indicators

and methods of determination in 21 chapters broken down into wider headings including

biomolecular information, identiﬁcation from prints and tissues, facial reconstruction,

and personal effects. The second part considers the context and signiﬁcance of biological

human identiﬁcation. It culminates in three case studies that exemplify the value of the

identiﬁcation process in criminal and humanitarian arenas.

In recent years, the headlines have been dominated by disasters such as the Asian

tsunami and the London tube bombings, so that never before has biological human

identiﬁcation been more relevant. It is a pleasure, as president of BAHID, to highly

recommend this book as an introduction and to thank the participants who have willingly

contributed so much of their time and energies to this project.

Louise Scheuer

President, British Association for Human Identiﬁcation

Editors

Tim Thompson is a lecturer in forensic anthropology at the University of Dundee, Scotland.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in archaeological science and geography,

a Master of Science degree in forensic anthropology, a postgraduate certiﬁcate in higher

education and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in forensic anthropology. He has been a

practicing forensic anthropologist since 2000 in both the U.K. and abroad for the Foreign

and Commonwealth Ofﬁce (FCO), British police forces, and private clients. He is

membership secretary for the British Association for Human Identiﬁcation, a registered

practitioner with the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners, an accredited

member of the Forensic Science Society, and a listed expert on the National Centre for

Policing Excellence database.

Currently Dr. Thompson’s main research interests include the examination of heat-

induced changes in bone; improving methods of human identiﬁcation; the legal, ethical,

and social ramiﬁcations of forensic anthropology; forensic anthropology and education;

and the management of mass fatality incidents. He has published many papers on these

topics, and peer reviews articles for several leading forensic journals.

Sue Black , head of anatomy and forensic anthropology at the University of Dundee, is a

founding director of the Centre for International Forensic Assistance. She holds a Bachelor

of Science (Honors) degree and a doctorate in Human Anatomy. She also holds an honorary

Doctor of Science degree in recognition of services to forensic anthropology and is a Fellow

of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Prof. Black has more than 20 years of experience in the

national and international ﬁeld of forensic anthropology and human identiﬁcation, and

has given evidence in criminal and coroner’s courts in the U.K., Europe, and U.S. In her

professional capacity as a forensic anthropologist, she has assisted the British government,

various European and foreign governments, national and international police forces,

military investigators, the U.N., and the FBI. She is lead assessor for forensic anthropology

and a registered practitioner for the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners,

founder member for the British Association for Human Identiﬁcation, and a registered

expert with the National Centre for Policing Excellence. She was awarded the Order of the

British Empire in February of 2002 for services to forensic anthropology in Kosovo.

Professor Black has published many academic papers and is coauthor of the award-winning

text Developmental Juvenile Osteology.

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