Mohammed Rafeq Ali
, Ahmad M. Tariq
and Batool Abdul Jabbar Hussein
Institute Medical Technical. Al-Mansur,
Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq
Article History: Received: Nov 26, 2020 / Revised: Dec 26, 2020/ Accepted: Dec 29, 2020
Abstract
Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science, which can utilize the information regarding insect life cycle and behavior for interpreting the criminal evidence in a legal context. The insects are important in the decomposition of corpses. The correlation between insects and corpses and the use of insects in medico criminal investigations was the main subject of forensic entomology. The aim of the present study was to review the historical background of this approach, important postmortem processes, and attempts to determine the time interval since death as well as to determine the criminal applications of entomology.
Keywords Forensic Entomology, Insects, Criminal Cases and Insect life cycle
How to cite this article
Rafeq Ali, M., Tariq, A.M. & Hussein, B.A.J. (2020). Forensic Entomology in the disclosure of the circumstances of criminal cases: a review. Science Archives, Vol. 1 (3), 202-206.http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2020.1321
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http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2020.1321
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