The Juvenile Skeleton in Forensic Abuse Investigations

1. Introduction
Ann H. Ross, Suzanne M. Abel

2. Fatal Child Maltreatment: The Challenges of Identifying the Causes and Incidence of Deaths from Abuse and Neglect
Krista L. Ragan

3. Basic Juvenile Skeletal Anatomy and Growth and Development
Ashley L. Humphries

4. Biomechanical and Remodeling Factors in the Interpretation of Fractures in Juveniles
Douglas H. Ubelaker, Kristin M. Montaperto

5. Birth Trauma
Cynthia Heldrich

6. Non-accidental Skeletal Trauma
Suzanne M. Abel

7. Scene Investigation in Juvenile Death
Bobbi Jo O’Neal, Jennifer Schindell

8. Medicolegal Issues of Battered Baby Syndrome
Erin H. Kimmerle, Leszek Chrostowski

9. Evidence of Neglect from Immature Human Skeletal Remains: An Auxological Approach from Bones and Teeth
Hugo F. V. Cardoso, Teresa Magalhães

10. Fatal Starvation/Malnutrition: Medicolegal Investigation from the Juvenile Skeleton
Ann H. Ross

11. Juvenile Stature Estimation: A Chilean Perspective
Rebecca Sutphin, Ann H. Ross

12. Bone Weathering of Juvenile-Sized Remains in the North Carolina Piedmont
Sarah L. Cunningham, Scott A. Kirkland, Ann H. Ross

Avainsanat: Biomedicine, Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Anthropology