
Estimation of Time since Death in Australian Conditions
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Jarvis Hayman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 4 2 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 5 6 1 - 3
Estimation of Time since Death in Australian Conditions collates data about decomposed bodies found in the eastern states of Australia from the years 2000 to 2010. The book takes… Read more

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Request a sales quote- Explores national statistical data concerning decomposed human bodies
- Presents Total Body Score (TBS) from standardized autopsy reports
- Includes research to prove the efficacy of a TBS from actual autopsies and actively decomposing bodies at a forensic research facility
- Presents a compilation of mathematical models to estimate the time since death in human bodies found decomposed indoors in the eastern states and the Northern Territory of Australia
Forensic Anthropologists, Bioarchaeologists, Paleopathologists. Students in forensic science, forensic anthropology or bioarchaeology courses
1. Introduction - The development of research into human decompositionCurrent researchAims, approaches and structure
2. A brief review of research into the estimation of the time since deathEarly stagesLater stages
3. Materials and MethodsMaterials; Australian Coronial System and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, the National Coronial Information System, reports available and compilation of statistics from these reportsMethods; the sequential stages of decomposition able to be derived from standardised autopsy reports for four key organs and the whole body, the development of a mathematical decomposition score (Total Body Score), correlation of the TBS with temperature and humidity data
4. Modelling the Time since DeathA brief explanation of the statistical analysis and development of the mathematical models
5. The Practical Application of the ModelsTesting of the models on several autopsy cases of decomposed bodiesResults of monitoring two decomposing human bodies
6. Discussion and Conclusions
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 254
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128244241
- eBook ISBN: 9780128245613
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