The book contains approaches that wildlife forensic investigators and
laboratory technicians can employ in investigations and provides the
direction and practical advice required by legal and police
professionals seeking to gain the evidence needed to prosecute
wildlife crimes.
The book will bring together in one text various aspects of wildlife
forensics, including statistics, toxicology, pathology, entomology,
morphological identification, and DNA analysis.
This book will be an invaluable reference and will provide
investigators, laboratory technicians and students in forensic
Science/conservation biology classes with practical guidance and best
methods for criminal investigations applied to wildlife crime.
- Includes practical techniques that wildlife forensic
investigators and laboratory technicians can employ in
investigations.
- Includes case studies to illustrate various key methods and
applications.
- Brings together diverse areas of forensic science and demonstrates
their application specifically to the field of wildlife crime.
- Contains methodology boxes to lead readers through the
processes of individual techniques.
- Takes an applied approach to the subject to appeal to both
students of the subject and practitioners in the field.
- Includes a broad introduction to what is meant by 'wildlife
crime', how to approach a crime scene and collect evidence and
includes chapters dedicated to the key techniques utilized in
wildlife investigations.
- Includes chapters on wildlife forensic pathology;
zooanthropological techniques; biological trace evidence analysis;
the importance of bitemark evidence; plant and wildlife forensics;
best practices and law enforcement.
Dr. Jane Huffman
, Ph. D. is the director of the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory at
East Stroudsburg University, where her work focuses on the application
of genetic methods to wildlife law enforcement and conservation
management. She runs wildlife DNA forensic training courses for
conservation officers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She, along with
her students, has undertaken a wide range of applied research projects
including the development of DNA profiling systems for game species in
PA and NJ and microscopic hair characterization. The laboratory provides
species identification tests for illegally sold wild meat. She provides
forensic analysis and expert witness testimony in PA wildlife crime prosecutions.
Dr. Huffman is also the graduate student coordinator for the Department
of Biological Sciences at East Stroudsburg University.
Dr. John R. Wallace, Ph. D., D-ABFE, F-AAFS, is one of 15
board-certified forensic entomologists and a diplomate of the American
Board of Forensic Entomology. Dr. Wallace is a Professor of Biology
and focuses on teaching courses in Entomology, Aquatic Biology,
Aquatic Entomology, Forensic Entomology, Forensic Science, and Ecology
and Evolution. His research interests cover topics such as mosquito
and disease ecology as well as mosquito and blackfly surveillance, and
the role of aquatic organisms such as insects, algae and crayfish on
decomposition within forensic science.
As a forensic
entomologist, Dr. Wallace has participated in criminal investigations
all over the country since 1995. He has taught forensic entomology
courses at the University level and workshops at various universities
to law enforcement throughout the United States, published more than
45 articles or book chapters in National/International journals. He is
a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Science and an active
member since 2002. Dr. Wallace is a co-founder and past President of
the North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA) in 2005 as
well as the editor-elect for the NAFEA newsletter.
