Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines
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- 22 April 2006
- journal article
- guideline
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International journal of legal medicine
- Vol. 121 (2), 90-104
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-006-0086-x
Abstract
Forensic entomology, the use of insects and other arthropods in forensic investigations, is becoming increasingly more important in such investigations. To ensure its optimal use by a diverse group of professionals including pathologists, entomologists and police officers, a common frame of guidelines and standards is essential. Therefore, the European Association for Forensic Entomology has developed a protocol document for best practice in forensic entomology, which includes an overview of equipment used for collection of entomological evidence and a detailed description of the methods applied. Together with the definitions of key terms and a short introduction to the most important methods for the estimation of the minimum postmortem interval, the present paper aims to encourage a high level of competency in the field of forensic entomology.Keywords
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