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01-12-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Rules and scales used in measurement in the forensic setting: measured—and found wanting!

Author: J. Jason Payne-James

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2012

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The need for accurate measurement of marks, injuries or scars, and of objects, implements or weapons, in a criminal or forensic setting is paramount, as such measurement may identify evidentially important links between a mark, injury or scar, and an object, implement or weapon, which in turn may result in linking these to an individual or excluding an individual from involvement in a crime. If accurate measurements are not undertaken, that opportunity may be lost. …

Marsh NP. The photography of injuries. In: Gall J, Payne-James JJ, editors. Current practice in forensic medicine. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell; 2011.

Title: Rules and scales used in measurement in the forensic setting: measured—and found wanting!
Author: J. Jason Payne-James
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-012-9320-7

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