LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIME OF DEATH

• NCJ Number: 19242
• Journal: Australian Police Journal Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1974) Pages: 279-282,284-292
• Author(s): I M SOPHER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Australian Police Journal
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

VARIOUS INDICATORS USEFUL IN TIME OF DEATH DETERMINATIONS ARE EXPLAINED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT.

Abstract

BODY COOLING, RIGOR MORTIS, LIVOR MORTIS, DECOMPOSITION, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT CONTENTS, INSECT ACTIVITY, POSTMORTEM ANIMAL ACTIVITY AND TRAUMA ARE ALL DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO DELIMIT THE TIME OF DEATH.