The Global Practice of Forensic Science

About the editor vii List of contributors ix Foreword by Daniel A. Martell xxvii Series preface xxix 1 Introduction 1 Douglas H. Ubelaker 2 The practice of forensic sciences in Argentina 5 Luis Fondebrider & Luis Bosio 3 Australia 13 Stephen Cordner & Alastair Ross 4 Forensic sciences in Canada 29 Anny Sauvageau & Graham R. Jones 5 The Chilean Forensic Medical Service 39 Patricio Bustos Streeter & Marisol Intriago Leiva 6 Forensic science in Colombia 49 Andres Rodríguez Zorro & Aída ElenaConstantín 7 Forensic science in Denmark 67 Niels Lynnerup & Steen Holger Hansen 8 The practice of forensic science in Egypt: a story ofpioneering 73 Dina A. Shokry 9 The practice of forensic science in Estonia 83 Marika Väli, Üllar Lanno & Ivar Prits 10 History and current status of forensic science and medicinein Finland 95 Erkki Sippola & Pekka Saukko 11 Forensic medicine in France 105 Bertrand Ludes 12 Forensic medicine in Germany 115 W. Eisenmenger & O. Peschel 13 Forensic science in Hong Kong 121 Sheilah Hamilton & Philip Beh 14 The practice of forensic science in Hungary 135 Eva Keller Peter Sótonyi & Agnes Dósa 15 Forensic science in India 147 P.K. Chattopadhyay 16 Forensic sciences in Italy 155 Cristina Cattaneo Antonio Grande & Luigi Ripani 17 History and current status of forensic science in Japan173 Hitoshi Maeda Takaki Ishikawa & Toshikazu Kondo 18 Forensic science in Korea 189 Heesun Chung Soong Deok Lee & Sikeun Lim 19 Forensic medicine in Libya 195 Fawzi Benomran 20 The practice of forensic science in Mexico 199 Mario Alva-Rodríguez & Rolando Neri-Vela 21 The Netherlands 217 Arian van Asten Wim Neuteboom Sijtze Wiersma & ZenoGeradts 22 History and current status of forensic science in Singapore231 George Paul & Paul Chui 23 The history and current status of forensic science in SouthAfrica 241 Herman Bernitz Michael Kenyhercz Burgert Kloppers ErickaNöelle L'Abbé Gérard Nicholas LabuschagneAntonel Olckers Jolandie Myburgh Gert Saayman Maryna Steyn &Kyra Stull 24 Forensic science practice in Spain 261 Angel Carracedo & Luis Concheiro 25 Legal medicine and forensic science in Switzerland 267 Patrice Mangin & Pierre Margot 26 Forensic medicine and sciences in Turkey 279 Mete Korkut Gulmen & Cengiz Haluk Ince 27 Forensic medicine in the United Arab Emirates 289 Fawzi Benomran 28 Forensic science practice in the United States 301 Joseph Peterson & Matthew Hickman 29 Legal medicine and forensic science in Uruguay 335 Hugo Rodríguez Almada 30 Conclusions: global common themes and variations 351 Douglas H. Ubelaker Index 361