Overview
The promotion of CCTV surveillance and identity cards, along with ever heightened security at airports, immigration control and institutional access, has seen a dramatic increase in the use of automated and manual recognition. In addition, several recent disasters have highlighted the problems and challenges associated with current disaster victim identification. Discussing the latest advances and key research into identification from the face and skull, this book draws together a wide range of elements relating to craniofacial analysis and identification. It examines all aspects of facial identification, including the determination of facial appearance from the skull, comparison of the skull with the face and the verification of living facial images. With sections covering the identification of the dead and of the living, it provides a valuable review of the current state of play along with the latest research advances in this constantly evolving field.
Full Product Details
Author: Caroline Wilkinson (University of Dundee) ,
Christopher Rynn (University of Dundee)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN: 9781139049566
ISBN 10: 1139049569
Publication Date: 05 May 2012
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'... this volume comprises a useful overview of relevant subjects and concisely collates a vast number of techniques and cross-disciplinary literature. It is a mandatory and interesting read for beginners and holds value for established practitioners looking to refresh or broaden their research scope.' Carl N. Stephan, American Journal of Human Biology
'... this volume comprises a useful overview of relevant subjects and concisely collates a vast number of techniques and cross-disciplinary literature. It is a mandatory and interesting read for beginners and holds value for established practitioners looking to refresh or broaden their research scope.' Carl N. Stephan, American Journal of Human Biology ... this volume comprises a useful overview of relevant subjects and concisely collates a vast number of techniques and cross-disciplinary literature. It is a mandatory and interesting read for beginners and holds value for established practitioners looking to refresh or broaden their research scope. CARL N. STEPHAN for American Journal of Human Biology
Author Information
Caroline Wilkinson is Professor in Craniofacial Identification in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee. She is an expert in facial anthropology and author of Forensic Facial Reconstruction (Cambridge University Press, 2004). Christopher Rynn is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee. He is an expert in craniofacial approximation/reconstruction and anthropology, and in forensic image enhancement and analysis.
