Forensic Podiatry

Principles and Methods, Second Edition

Denis Wesley Vernon, John A. DiMaggio

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781315395005
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Forensic Science
• Index: Law

Forensic Podiatry: Principles and Methods, Second Edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments and advancements in this changing field. New additions to the book, from the previous edition, include all new chapters on the expert witness, Frye Test, and Daubert Standard, as well as revised theories on gait analysis, bare footprint identification, and footwear examination. The new edition includes extensive case studies and an international compilation of current best practices.

Since this text's first publication, the field of forensic podiatry has rapidly developed from relative obscurity to a dynamic, internationally recognized discipline. Forensic podiatrists have been able to advance improvements in the field, both in widening the range of applications and deepening the practice through improved techniques to strengthen evidentiary conclusions.

Written by two pioneers in the field, Forensic Podiatry includes over one hundred detailed illustrations to serve as an invaluable resource for students, practicing forensic podiatrists, legal professionals and those new to the profession.

Index

A

Academy Standards Board (ASB), 240

accessory camera equipment, 49

accidental/unique characteristics, 187–188, 225

ACE-V(R) approach

case study, 310

exemplar footprint collection, 85

forensic scientific practice, 18, 22

principles, 31–32

added value, podiatrists, 78

admissibility, expert’s testimony, 268–269, 279–280

Adobe Elements software, 55, 61–65, 135

Adobe Photoshop software, 54–55, 65–70, 135

adult vs. baby footprints, 115

alternative power sources/batteries, 50

amended gait patterns, 169–170

American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 225, 240

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), 241

American Society of Forensic Podiatry (ASFP), 84, 111

analysis, 31; see also Footwear

angle of gait/line of progression, 175–177

antemortem records, 24, 186

ANZFSS, see Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society

arm swing, 167

ASB, see Academy Standards Board

ASCLD, see American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors

ASFP, see American Society of Forensic Podiatry

assessment

clinical examination, 108

functional examination, 108

ghosting, 98–102

Gunn method, 89–91

initial considerations, 121–124

interpretative aspects, 102–108

method selection, 98

optical center method, 91–92

overlay method...