Day 3 :
- Track 9: Forensic Anthropology
Track 10: Forensic Pathology
Track 11: Forensic Sociology
Track 12: Forensic Odontology
Session Introduction
Suzanna K. Taylor
University of North Alabama, USA
Title: Cultural considerations in Forensic Science
Time : 09:30-09:50
Biography:
Suzanna K Taylor has worked in Law Enforcement for nine years as a Criminal Investigator/Crime Scene Investigator with the Florence Police Department, Alabama. Her education includes undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University of North Alabama and a Master of Science degree in Justice and Public Safety from Auburn University Montgomery. She is a Full-Time Instructor at the University of North Alabama in the Department of Criminal Justice and teaches Criminal Justice courses with a special emphasis in crime scene investigation.
Abstract:
Does the cultural context of any criminal justice element ranging from the crime victim to the forensic science expert have any impact on the pursuit of justice? Is forensic science completely free of cultural adulteration? Two dimensions of the cultural consideration variable this paper focuses on are: What areas of forensic analysis need to be considered to prevent or at least diminish cultural offenses in processing crime scenes and forensic evidence and the need of forensic science professionals and organizations to adopt a consistent scientific culture in processing and analyzing evidence (particularly in DNA analysis). While many empirical sources have addressed individual criminal justice elements in the context of cultural considerations, the writers found an empirical research void that holistically addresses the spectrum of crime scene investigation and the pursuit of justice in terms of cultural considerations in forensic science. The goal of this paper is to provide the reader with an overview of culture in general and how culture impacts the pursuit of justice in the context of crime scene investigation and forensic science both negatively and positively.
Irina Perepechina
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Title: Сrime stain as a complex source of forensic information: the relevance of the integrated view
Time : 09:50-10:10
Biography:
Irina Perepechina is a Professor of Department of Criminalistics of Legal Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University. She has both Medical and Legal education, PhD degree (1990) and Doctor of Medicine degree (2003) in Forensic Medicine (Genetic Identification). Her scientific interests focus on fo¬rensic DNA analysis, DNA evidence interpretation, DNA database, DNA phenotyping, forensic serology; legal aspects, theory and methodology of forensic science/medical law. She has more than 140 scientific publications and manuals. She is also a Member of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG), INGO; in 1995-1999-representative of Russian Federation in DNA WG of ENFSI. At the University she lectures Forensic Medicine, Criminalistics, Forensic Genetics and Forensic Science.
Abstract:
Body fluid stains are the source of diverse forensic information. They bear various information fields which can be examined by a number of methods. So, bloodstains can be explored by bloodstain pattern analysis, immunological, biochemical techniques, DNA and RNA analysis, olfactory identification methods etc. Each information field in turn consists of a number of fields of lower order which examination is done to achieve forensic objectives specific for a certain kind of information. The entire spectrum of all these studies is performed by a number of professionals having diverse narrow expertise. Under these conditions, there may be a disadvantage due loss of vision of the integrated information picture. However, such a view is necessary for the successful use of the object for crime investigation. Discussion of the examination of forensically relevant body fluid stains as whole is a subject of this work
Stephanie Giles
Thames Valley Police, UK
Title: A novel scale of time since death estimation for use by forensic investigators
Time : 10:10-10:30
Biography:
Stephanie Giles is a Crime Scene Investigator for Thames Valley Police, the largest non-metropolitan police force in the UK and a part-time Forensic Anthropology PhD student at Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. She has been an operational Crime Scene Investigator since February 2014 and has so far examined approximately 400 crime scenes. She holds an MSc in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology and a First Class BSc in Medical Sciences from the University of Leeds. During her MSc, she secured a research scholarship at the Anthropology Research Facility (“The Body Farm”), Knoxville, University of Tennessee. Here she developed a new method to estimate the time since death from decomposition states and conducted research utilising the William Bass Skeletal Collection. Following her Master’s, she was awarded the “Forensic Science Society Prize”, “Head of School Prize”, “Inforce Prize”, “Top Student on the Forensic Programme Award” and the “Cranfield Forensic Institute Distinction Prize”.
Abstract:
Forensic taphonomic studies conducted at decomposition research facilities such as the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (the “Body Farm”) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have aided forensic anthropologists to develop post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation methods such as Megyesi’s (2005) point-scoring decomposition scale. However, such methods have limited use for forensic investigators who operationally encounter early to moderately decomposed remains. This paper demonstrates that the absence of adequate PMI estimation tools in the death investigation field can lead to inaccurate PMI estimations. By interrogation of 128 decomposition cases, photographs and associated death investigation reports from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office in Pittsburgh, a novel scale of PMI estimation was developed using rigorous statistics. The resulting Giles-Harrison (G-H) decomposition scale was subsequently compared with Megyesi’s method in a blind trial utilising 10 human cadavers at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility, University of Tennessee. Preliminary findings suggest that the G-H scale was more accurate at estimating the PMI experimentally and allows forensic investigators to make a quick and reasoned PMI estimation operationally.
Narendra Nath Singh
Kothiwal dental college, India
Title: Natural dyes versus lysochrome dyes in cheiloscopy: A comparative evaluation
Biography:
Narendra Nath Singh Completed his BDS in1997 and MDS (Oral Pathology) in 2001 from R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital Calcutta (First Dental college in India). Received first prize in Essay competition organized by INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS in 1996 for India- Srilanka section. He was awarded fellowship of Pierre Fauchard Academy (2006) and International College of Dentists (2011). At present he is Head of Department and P.G.Guide, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Microbiology & Forensic Odontology. He had been Executive committee member INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY 2007-2009 . He is webmaster of www.iaomfp.org since 2009. Under his guidance Department of Oral Pathology, Kothiwal Dental College received four national best presentation award in national conference and convention of IAOMP IN A ROW SINCE 2009.
Abstract:
Background: Cheiloscopy is the study of lip prints. Lip prints are genotypically determined and are unique and stable. At the site of crime, lip prints can be either visible or latent. To develop lip prints for study purpose various chemicals such as lysochrome dyes, fluorescent dyes etc are available which are very expensive. Vermilion (Sindoor used by married Indian women) and indigo dye (Fabric whitener) are readily available, naturally derived and cost effective reagents available in India. Objective: To compare the efficacy of Sudan black, vermilion and indigo in developing visible and latent lip prints made on bone china cup, satin fabric and cotton fabric. Materials & Methods: Out of 45 Volunteers 15 lip prints were made on bone China cup 15 lip prints on Satin fabric and 15 on Cotton fabric, Sudan black, vermilion and indigo were applied on visible and latent lip prints and graded as good (+, +), fair (+) and poor (-) and statistically evaluated. Results: The vermilion and indigo dye gives comparable results to that of Sudan black for developing visible and latent lip prints
Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha
University of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Towards the design of an open source based forensic tool for IP address spoofing attacks
Time : 11:05-11:25
Biography:
Kingsley Chiwuike Ukaoha is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at the University of Benin, Nigeria and holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Benin. His research interests are in the areas of Software Engineering, Digital Forensics, E-Learning and Internet-based research. He is the Deputy Project Coordinator of the Forensics Research Group, University of Benin and Member of the following professional bodies; Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American College of Forensics Examiners Institute (ACFEI). He has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals and attended several international conferences and workshops
Abstract:
IP address spoofing attack is a process in which a user or an attacker changes his or her IP address so as to appear as someone else on the network when the victim replies it goes back to the spoofed address and not to the attacker’s real address thus making the attack’s source tracing difficult for a Forensic Investigator. A network can be polluted through a spoofed IP address. Loss of sensitive data and files, denial of service, document forgery, network poisoning and many more havoc can be caused by IP address spoofing. A network Forensic Investigator is expected to be able to identify criminal activity like IP address spoofing and the people behind the crime, open source based forensic tools can enhance the success rate of the investigator in unraveling the crime and the criminals by providing different forensic models that can be used in the development of new cybercrime investigation tools. This work seeks to introduce open source models for rapid development and building of new cybercrime solutions that can be used as forensic tools in different cases and environment. This is applicable to post-mortem investigations, live triage execution, evidence extraction from mobile devices or cloud services and evidence collection or evidence processing from a network. This framework will provide new solutions with the construction of cutting-edge forensics automation technologies to address existing problem of IP address spoofing attacks in cybercrime scenarios
Stella C. Chiemeke
University of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Framework for the development of a scalable android–based forensic investigation process on mobile devices
Time : 12:05-12:25
Biography:
Stella Chiemeke obtained her PhD in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure in 2004. She is the Director of Intellectual Property Technology Transfer Office in the University of Benin. She has published over seventy (70) research articles and presented about ten (10) scientific papers at International Conferences held outside Nigeria. She is a member of many recognized professional bodies both in Nigeria and abroad. She is a fellow of Nigeria Computer Society, (FNCS) and a member of Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN). Her research interest in the area of Software Engineering and Digital Forensics.
Abstract:
There is an increase in the need for mobile forensics because of the prevalence of mobile devices which has become a huge source of electronic evidences in cyber investigation all over the world. Digital forensics is a challenging, fast-paced but interesting field with a powerful impact on various situations. These situations could include external and internal corporate investigations, litigations, investigations of crime and crime scenes, intelligence information gathering, national and international security. Mobile forensics is arguably the fastest growing and evolving digital forensic disciplines, they offer significant opportunities as well as many challenges. Mobile device forensics is a rapidly changing field that poses challenges in trying to retrieve information. In digital investigations, forensics procedure must be followed strictly to achieve maximum result unlike what obtains in other electronic and media technologies. Most basic mobile devices have a proprietary Operating System (OS) although many of the smart phones make use of the same OSs as Computer (or a stripped-down version of the Computer-based OS). These OSs include Linux, Windows Mobile, RIM OS, Palm OS, Symbian OS, android and with the introduction of the Apple iPhone, a version of Mac OS X. Typically, phones store system data in Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM) which enables service providers to reprogram phones without having to access memory chips physically. The development of a scalable android-based forensic investigation process involves the standard forensic procedural way of acquisition and analysis of data from android OS based devices. This is expected to give proper understanding to a forensic examiner or security engineer of the platform and tools to be used in making successful investigation and analysis of android devices. The developed process is expected to address the rising number of attacks hitting android-based mobile devices by specifying necessary counter measures against various attacks on android-based mobile devices
Isabel Fernández Corcobado
ISForensic’s Office, Spain
Title: Microbiological chronotanatodiagnosis. The innovative way to determine the Time of Death
Time : 12:25-12:45
Biography:
Isabel C. Fernández Corcobado has completed his Ph.D at the age of 39 years from Granada University Faculty of Medicine & EEZ Research Center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). She is the director of Innovative Science Forensic’s Office, an On-Line Service for Professionals of Forensic Sciences & Criminalistics. She has published the innovative technique of Microbiological Chronotanatodiagnosis to determine the Time of Death – as mentioned in the EurekAlert news service operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science -, to provide with an add-in tool to the existing methods, in order to make easier to materialize the evidence in court
Abstract:
Microbiological Chronotanatodiagnosis. The innovative way to determine the Time of Death. As the result of our investigation about cadaverous decomposition and putrefaction phenomena, which is associated to human microflora and the post-mortem evolution of corporal temperature, our objective is to provide a new tool to diagnose time of death, through microbiological indicators. This is useful for Criminalists, Crime Scene Investigators or Police Forensic Services, Coroners and Medical Examiners, Medicolegal Death Investigators, Criminal Investigators or Homicide Detectives, Attorneys or Judicial Investigators and similar professionals. The results of our laboratory culture of 592 Propionibacterium acnes microbiological traces, that were taken from the skin of 40 living individuals and 29 corpses and the statistical analysis of it, using Lineal Regression, show that 97% of the variance for the variable 'hours from death' - with respect to corpses with certified time of death - may be predictable by means of the growing parameters of Propionibacterium acnes. About the crime origin of the cause of the death, our data reveal that the ratio ‘hours from death/P.acnes growing parameters’, show lower values in case of accidental deaths and higher values on natural ones. So that, in order to materialize the evidence in court, the professionals can obtain at least two basic pieces of information with this innovative tool that we offer: When the death happened? Was it an intentional death?
Gebeyehu Belay Gebremeskel
Chongqing University, China
Title: Computational forensics techniques in the era of big data: Cloud security and privacy
Time : 13:05-13:25
Biography:
Gebeyehu Belay Gebremeskel is Student at Chongqing University
Abstract:
Purpose: Managing big data security and privacy as distributed computing environments and cloud-based infrastructures are high-tech technology and challenging. It demands advancing and scientific or digital investigating methodology via augmenting forensic science and techniques. The issues are how to secure and safe users’ and cloud providers’ in the cloud ecosystem. How to use computational forensics techniques for cloud big data and its performance analysis? What improvement is needed for live analysis techniques for the better of big data applications? How to improve large-scale data analysis techniques using computational forensics? These issues are impossible to address using traditional security mechanisms which are tailored to securing small-scale static data. Conventional approaches are inadequate the use of large-scale cloud infrastructures with a diversity of software platforms, spread across large networks of computers, also increases the attack surface of the entire system. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate these and other related issues to improve big data applications, security and privacy matters in the cloud systems. Method: The method is augmenting computational forensics techniques in the field of big data to demystifying cloud security and privacy challenges. It is the technique of analyzing large-scale and federated data of certain features and quantizes the likelihood that a well-known source has created it using various forensic techniques. Results: The approach is discussed the existing big data security and privacy challenges. In this research, we introduced a novel and generic methodology of computational forensics engineering and present a set of techniques that can adopt and scale up to various related issues. We are also proposing a dynamic analytic approach for feature and statistical data collection, extraction, entity clustering and validation. We also discussed in details how big data within the cloud protection and paradigm applications. Scope & Limitation: The research focused on big data technology towards cloud security and privacy using forensic techniques. The details about cloud computing architecture, applications and challenges did not include in this work. Originality: Proponents of the big data cloud ecosystem tout its vastness, flexibility and scalability as advantages for the implementation of cloud services. However, from security and privacy point of view, this can be a veritable security and privacy challenge which demands dynamic and paradigm computational forensics techniques. It is vitally essential to gather and analyze any fraud detections in terms of time, location and various computing techniques. The benefit of forensics for big data cloud security is a fundamental to establish and map computational and storage structures, which support the scope and realm of risk management. The computational forensic technique is capable and adaptable to cope with security and privacy challenges by trying to identify the tool used to generate a particular big data cloud safety. The developed computational forensics technique tool identifies one from a pool of synthesis tools that has been used to generate a particular optimized design.
Parthasarathi
Ministry of National Security, Jamaica
Title: Homicidal Asphyxia: An approach to interpret Forensic Evidence
Biography:
Parthasarathi is Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Ministry of National Security,Jamaica
Abstract:
A 74 year old man was found dead in a closet of clothes in his house. His body was tied by a car seat belt by multiple knots continued from the front of the neck through wrists, abdomen and ankles. His mouth and nostrils were covered by a plastic bag tied at the back of the neck. At autopsy examination, an oblique ligature mark was found at the front of the neck. Intense violaceous congestion was found at the face, neck shoulders and upper chest. Some abrasion marks on the chest wall and few intra muscular hemorrhagic spots were found in the intercostal muscles. Crime scene visit and judicious interpretation of the available autopsy findings revealed that the victim was killed by combined effect of ligature strangulation, traumatic asphyxia and smothering by plastic bag
Sudhir Kumar Gupta
All India institutes of medical sciences, India
Title: Forensic evaluation of Narco Test
Biography:
Sudhir Kumar Gupta is professor & head forensic medicine all India institute of medical sciences
Abstract:
The human being is capable to lie by using his power of fantasy and imagination in brain however in the practice medical science there is no way of distinguishing reality from imagination and fantasy only mere speculation or leads of facts is possible. The Narco test is based on the principle that a person is able to lie using his power of conscious brain imagination and therefore under the influence of the sedative and hypnotic drug the capacity of his imagination, fantasy to create a lie is blocked or diminished by leading the person into an altered conscious state of mind means whatever the person says in the state of trans is restricted to the facts available in his real memory or truth of brain however the use of narcotic and psychotropic drugs in Narco tests on healthy human being may lead to medical side effects and health hazards to the person and required a holistic forensic psychiatric evaluation. The paper is aiming to present the forensic psychiatric evaluation of the six accused gone under Narco test in India including the short and long duration effects and side effects of drugs used. The points which are very important for doctors in this test are Health status of person/existing disease and mental capacity along with understanding of legal consequences of statement made under the influence of drug. Forensic evaluation based on the duration of effect of drugs required by requesting agency, Medical selection of drugs, Route of administration, Quantity of drugs to be used, Medical backups for during and post test effects on the health and life its preventive/saving arrangements and the Certification of hypnosis/trans stage. In the United States of America, the New Jersey Supreme Court banned the use of Narco in Pitts. V. State for lack of scientific reliability. In India the main argument against Narco is that it is infringement of the fundamental right under Article 20 (3) of the Constitution, Narco is a tool for investigators. Since the results of the test cannot solely be used to prove the guilt of the accused, advocates of Narco analysis point out that it is not violate the right against self-incrimination. Statements made under the test have to be corroborated by further evidence
Gladys Nwokoye
University of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Forensic Accounting: An instrument for fraud prevention in Nigeria
Time : 11:45-12:05
Biography:
Gladys Nwokoye obtained her PhD in Financial Management from the University of Benin, Benin City in 2014. She is the Coordinator of Insurance Programme in the Department of Banking and Finance in the University of Benin. She has published over Twenty (20) research articles and presented about four (04) scientific papers at International Conferences held outside Nigeria. She is a member of many recognized professional bodies both in Nigeria and abroad. She is a member of Nigeria Computer Society, (MNCS) and a member of Chartered Institute of Bankers in Nigeria(CIBN). Her research interest is in the area of Financial Management and Investment Analysis
Abstract:
The ever-increasing financial statements allegations and misappropriation of assets that permeates the public and private sectors entities in Nigeria necessitates the need for forensic accounting. Forensic accounting always involves an investigation, and the mission is to ask the question: was employee or management fraud committed? What are the economic damages resulting from a fraud? How much was embezzled? What happened in a contract dispute? This is followed by testing about the answers in the court of law. It provides an understanding on the key techniques in preventing fraudulent financial reporting, understanding of the legal elements of fraud and other financial crimes, an understanding on how government accounts should be reviewed for indicators of financial fraud and other related problems, knowledge support in finance and accounting related cases of litigation terms, and necessary expert witnessing. However, forensic accounting as an emerging trend has some challenges that must be circumvented to make it more effective as an instrument for financial crimes prevention. In the light of the above, the thrust of this paper therefore is to empirically investigate the effect of forensic accounting as an instrument for checkmating financial fraud in Nigeria.
Mack S. House
Crime Scene Investigator Diver Technologist International, USA
Title: Training and accountability in Underwater Crime Scene Investigations
Biography:
Mack S. House Jr. is a Published Author in Forensic Science and considered a Internationally Reputed Expert, Speaker and Published Author in Underwater Crime Scene Investigations. Honorably discharged, after serving four years in the United States Navy. Began his career assisting Dr, Hobart Wood, M.E. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and has continued his career by becoming a Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Anesthesia Technician (ASATT), Tissue Recovery Technician, All prerequisites for the ADN program, CPR Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, soul designer of a two manned submarine (ASME) certified and Surface Support Vessel (OSHA & Coast Guard).
Abstract:
The increase diver involvement in conducting underwater investigations has led to an increase in diver mortality. Inadequate training in Safe Diving protocols and operations has been one of the contributing factors regarding this concern. As an investigative team, poor training in Human Anatomy and Physiology have been not only compromised diver safety, it is responsible for critical evidence being missed or not considered. The preservation of evidence and chain of custody have also been neglected. In addition to these important facts, biological hazards have become a serious medical concern for the diver as well. Lack of training in this area compromises the safety of the diver, dive team, land based csi personnel, first responders and law enforcement officers. The growing demand for education and accountability in this unique branch of forensics has led to an increased need for certified divers in the field with extensive knowledge of Crime Scene Investigation protocols utilized by land based investigative teams. The implementation of land based protocols and procedures must be adapted for the underwater environment by substituting various methods and equipment as to provide for the best investigative procedure as humanly possible. The term “Technologist†is more definitive in that the Technologist specializes in the application of specialized diving procedures and safe diving practices as well as specific scientific knowledge and understanding. Solving both theoretical and practical problems associated with crime scene investigations and forensic science.
Biography:
S K Dhattarwal completed his MD Forensic Medicine from PGIMS, Rohtak in 1987. He is the Sr. Professor and Head of Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. He is Medico-legal Advisor to Govt. of Haryana, India. He has published more than 27 papers in international journal and 79 in national journal and has attended a large number of international and national conferences. He is member of many professional/medical organizations and is the President of Indian Medical Association, Haryana. He is Associate Editor of Medico-legal Update – An International Journal and Editor, Haryana Medical Journal. He has recently contributed a Chapter on Disaster Management in book by Gautam Biswas
Abstract:
Forensic experts are among few whose occupational contact with cadavers exposes them to the hazard of infection, either in a controlled setting, such as a mortuary or where bodies may be damaged and tissues scattered, such as at the scene of an accident. Forensic experts, mortuary attendants, embalmers, funeral directors, and members of the emergency services handle corpses. All of these are potentially at risk of exposure to pathogenic microorganisms carried by the cadavers with which they come in contact. Infectious agents such as mould spores or lead dust are a great risk to those involved in exhumations. Infectious conditions and pathogens in the recently deceased that present particular risks in tropical countries include tuberculosis, group A streptococcal infection, gastrointestinal organisms, hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV and possibly meningitis and septicaemia due to meningococcal infection. The observance of control of substances hazardous to health regulations, use of appropriate protective clothing, transportation of cadavers to the mortuary in waterproof body bags or fiberglass temporary coffins and appropriate training of morgue and emergency staff will go a long way in protecting all who handle cadavers against infectious hazards.
Narendra Nath Singh
Kothiwal dental college, India
Title: Natural dyes versus lysochrome dyes in cheiloscopy: A comparative evaluation
Time : 10:30-10:50
Biography:
Narendra Nath Singh Completed his BDS in1997 and MDS (Oral Pathology) in 2001 from R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital Calcutta (First Dental college in India). Received first prize in Essay competition organized by INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS in 1996 for India- Srilanka section. He was awarded fellowship of Pierre Fauchard Academy (2006) and International College of Dentists (2011). At present he is Head of Department and P.G.Guide, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Microbiology & Forensic Odontology. He had been Executive committee member INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY 2007-2009 . He is webmaster of www.iaomfp.org since 2009. Under his guidance Department of Oral Pathology, Kothiwal Dental College received four national best presentation award in national conference and convention of IAOMP IN A ROW SINCE 2009.
Abstract:
Background: Cheiloscopy is the study of lip prints. Lip prints are genotypically determined and are unique and stable. At the site of crime, lip prints can be either visible or latent. To develop lip prints for study purpose various chemicals such as lysochrome dyes, fluorescent dyes etc are available which are very expensive. Vermilion (Sindoor used by married Indian women) and indigo dye (Fabric whitener) are readily available, naturally derived and cost effective reagents available in India. Objective: To compare the efficacy of Sudan black, vermilion and indigo in developing visible and latent lip prints made on bone china cup, satin fabric and cotton fabric. Materials & Methods: Out of 45 Volunteers 15 lip prints were made on bone China cup 15 lip prints on Satin fabric and 15 on Cotton fabric, Sudan black, vermilion and indigo were applied on visible and latent lip prints and graded as good (+, +), fair (+) and poor (-) and statistically evaluated. Results: The vermilion and indigo dye gives comparable results to that of Sudan black for developing visible and latent lip prints
Biography:
S.K. Dhattarwal completed his MD Forensic Medicine from PGIMS, Rohtak in year 1987. He is the Sr. Professor and Head of Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. He is Medico-legal Advisor to Govt. of Haryana, India. He has published more than 27 papers in International Journal and 79 in National Journal. He has attended large number of International and National Conferences. He is member of many professional/medical organizations. He is President of Indian Medical Association, Haryana. He is associate Editor in Medico-legal Update – An International Journal and Editor, Haryana Medical Journal. He has recently contributed a Chapter on Disaster Management in book by Gautam Biswas
Abstract:
The physical examination of patients with injuries that have been self-inflicted deliberately is part of the routine work in clinical forensic medicine. We came across a series of cases where fractures on the skull and other injuries were present, which individually were inconclusive however when studied together revealed a startling pattern. Most of the cases showed scalp and skull injury of similar size at a similar location and attended to by specific group of doctors in a government setup or in a particular private hospital. A total of 89 cases were received from senior superintendent of police regarding the injuries and the nature along with the request to give expert opinion as early as possible
Obasohan osariemen valentine
University of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Forensic as a tool to combat rape in our society
Time : 11:25-11:45
Biography:
Obasohan Osariemen Valentine is a member of Forensic Research and Development Centre (FORDEC) Uniben in her final phase of social work degree, who during her various posting as a social worker to schools, Counseling Rehabilitation Centre and Nigeria Prisons came in contact with series of Rape cases and victim, which motivated my interest with the Abstract on Forensic as a Tool in Combating Rape in Nigeria. Currently a civil servant with the department of Orthopaedics and Trauma University of Benin Teaching Hospital Nigeria
Abstract:
Rape is considered as a major violence against women and a major global burden. The United Nation at the 57th Session of Commission on the “Status of Women†recognizing the magnitude of this problem, therefore emphasized structural productive approach to prevent violence against women and girls by strengthening multi-sectional services so as to protect the victims. This research focuses on Rape as a major violence against women and the need to urgently integrate the utilization of forensic technology to assist in identifying the culprit so that appropriate sanction will be melted out to serve as a deterrent to others and justice for the victim in question. This research analyzes the challenges often encountered in the course of integrating forensic as a tool for investigating rape cases. Methodology opens close questioner that was administered on bias basis to females and other relevant stakeholders to assess their level of knowledge of the role of forensic in rape cases. The result shows that significant numbers of the analyzed revealed fear of stigmatization and reprisal attack from the culprit and a major hindrance to victims reporting to the hospital for collection of semen and analysis in rape cases. In conclusion, there is a great need for much more advocacy and education on the role of forensic as a primary tool in investigating rape cases so as to sanction the culprit and reduce incidence of future occurrence in our society
Gregory McDonald
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA
Title: Introduction to post mortem change
Biography:
Gregory McDonald completed medical school in 1989 at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an anatomic pathology residency at the Lankenau hospital followed by a fellowship in forensic pathology at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of Bio-Medical Sciences and director of the Forensic Medicine program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also serves as the deputy coroner at the Office of the Coroner in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
This lecture is designed to introduce the attendees to the changes which occur to a body during the early, middle and late stages of the postmortem interval (PMI). These changes include rigor mortis, livor mortis and algor mortis. Other topics which will be discussed include the role of forensic entomology in determining the time of death and postmortem changes which can mimic antemortem trauma. The roles that temperature and environment play in the process of decomposition will also be discussed.