Microcomputer in Forensic Anthropology (From Forensic Osteology, P 308-319, 1986, Kathleen J Reichs, ed. - See NCJ-103038)

• NCJ Number: 103046
• Author(s): W R Maples
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 12 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter describes the use of microcomputers in forensic anthropology investigations and report writing.

Abstract

The microcomputer and a letter-quality printer provide a means for producing printed documents such as osteometric forms, evidence receipts, checklists of bones recovered and examined, case records, and financial ledgers. Graphics software provides a capability for anatomical diagrams, and statistical programs provide a means for performing discriminant function analyses of victim race, age, and sex. Finally, the finished report can be compiled. The report itself can contain customized headings, diagrams and charts, tables of bones, osteometric data, computer output of statistical tests, and appendixes. As most forensic anthropologists now work as consultants to medical examiners, the microcomputer provides a means for compiling the detailed data and evidence on which forensic conclusions must be based. 8 tables, 2 figures, and 17 references.