Main description:

This open access handbook presents a trustable craniofacial superimposition methodological framework. It includes detailed technical and practical overviews, and discussions about the latest tools and open problems, covering the educational, technical, ethical, and security aspects of this forensic identification technique. The book will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners in forensic anthropology and forensic ID, and also researchers in computational intelligence.

It is the final result of a European project, New Methodologies and Protocols of Forensic Identification by Craniofacial Superimposition (MEPROCS). The project collaborators who contributed to this handbook are: S. Damas, O. Ibanez, M.I. Huete, T. Kahana, C. Wilkinson, E. Ferguson, C. Erolin, C. Cattaneo, P.T. Jayaprakash, R. Jankauskas, F. Cavalli, K. Imaizumi, R. Vicente, D. Navega, E. Cunha, A.H. Ross, E. Veselovskaya, A. Abramov, P. Leston, F. Molinero, E. Ruiz, F. Navarro, J. Cardoso, F. Viegas, D. Humpire, R. Hardiman, J. Clement, A. Valsecchi, B.R. Campomanes-Alvarez, C. Campomanes-Alvarez, A.S. Cagdir, T. Briers, M. Steyn, M. Viniero, D.N. Vieira, and O. Cordon.

Contents:

Introduction to Craniofacial Superimposition.- Importance of Craniofacial Superimposition in Forensic Identification: Historical Perspective.- Relationships Between the Skull and the Face in the Forensic Realm.- Craniofacial Superimposition Techniques.- Craniofacial Superimposition: The State of the Art.- Ethical and Legal Issues in Craniofacial Superimposition.- Experimental Study of Methodologies, Tools and Criteria.- MEPROCS Craniofacial Superimposition Framework.- MEPROCS Framework Validation.- Conclusions.- Appendices.- References.