Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene

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Susan M. Stejskal (Recover K9 / St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan, USA)

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs

From Science to Scene

Susan M. Stejskal (Recover K9 / St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan, USA)

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CRC Press
30 December 2022

Forensic science

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene, Second Edition is designed to help canine handlers, detectives, death investigators, crime scene personnel (including forensic laboratory personnel, technicians, and supervisors), and attorneys understand the science involved when utilizing human remains detector (HRD) canines as a locating tool.

The book covers the basic anatomy and physiology of canine olfaction and the unique characteristics of their scenting ability that allows dogs to be trained to locate distinct odors. Using concise and clear explanations and photographs, the book reviews the science of forensic taphonomy. Factors that may affect the decomposition process are highlighted along with what the potential outcomes that may be encountered. The book examines how the odor of human remains is generated through various stages of decomposition and the manner in which environmental conditions in both land and water settings may affect that odor.

Different types of background information that may help in determining possible search locations for missing individuals are included as well as assist the HRD canine handler in developing search plans are covered. Different tools and technologies that may be used in addition to an HRD canine team are included to help readers understand that are many ways to address searching for a decedent. Several case reports involving decedents, found in both land and water settings in addition to different weather conditions, are included to help the reader understand how the environment may have affected the condition of the decedent. This edition includes more case reports explaining how environmental factors were considered in HRD canine deployments in both land and water settings.

Understanding which variables—and how such variables—can affect the state and condition of human remains, as well as dispersion of odor from human remains, will help canine handlers utilize their HRD canine more effectively as a locating tool. Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs, Second Edition will help HRD canine handlers and other law enforcement personnel be better prepared to meet the challenges of their jobs before, during, and after searches for the missing.

By: Susan M. Stejskal (Recover K9 / St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department Michigan USA)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032108308
ISBN 10: 1032108304
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 December 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susan M. Stejskal, LVT, PhD, is a board-certified toxicologist (retired), licensed veterinary technician, and Special deputy and Human Remains Detector HRD) canine trainer and handler with the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department (Michigan). With more than 30 years of educational and professional experience, Stejskal continues to participate in land and water HRD canine searches throughout Michigan, central Midwestern United States, and Canada. Stejskal is a member and certified regional detector judge with the United States Police Canine Association, a member of the International Association of Identification, a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science – Dogs and Sensors subcommittee and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Dogs and Sensors Consensus Body. Stejskal’s work in toxicology and pathology and her experiences as a canine handler led to the development of practical forensic science training for law enforcement canine handlers, detectives, and crime scene technicians throughout the United States.