Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Anthropology, Criminal Justice and Sociology, Commonwealth University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessing Columbia County's Pennsylvania State Police Knowledge in Distinguishing Human vs. Nonhuman Bones: A Radical Case for Adding Basic Mammal Osteology to State Police Academy's Curriculum in Crime Scene Investigation
  Author(s): Conrad B. Quintyn
  
  Objective: In this study, the researcher asked 18 Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) officers in Columbia County to distinguish human from nonhuman bones. Based on the results, a radical case is made for adding mammal osteology field training as part of the state police academy’s curriculum in crime scene investigation (CSI). Method: One to 16 stations of mammalian bone elements were set on a table in the researcher’s lab. A simple survey consisting of questions numbered 1 to 16 was created to reflect the stations with mammalian bone elements. An Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval was warranted because human subjects (i.e., PSP officers) were asked to participate in this study. The participants moved sequentially from station to station with unlimited time to observe the bones and marked their choice on the survey .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2023.14.537

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