ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

The Application of Anthropometric Indices in Forensic Photography: Three Case Studies
Halberstein, RA
University of Miami, FL

(Received 17 April 2000; accepted 23 January 2001)

Abstract

With increasing commercial use of video surveillance to deter crime, physical anthropologists are becoming more involved in the forensic identification of persons based on photographic evidence. Three contrasting case studies from southern Florida are presented that illustrate the utilization of conventional anthropometry in determining the identity of suspects. In each case an arrested suspect and a subject videotaped during the commission of a crime are compared with respect to a series of discrete craniofacial and post-cranial proportions. Each case analysis is supplemented by additional data on earlobe structure, head and facial hair patterns, degree of chin eminence, presence or absence of tattoos, and various aspects of bodily dimensions and physique including height and weight estimations.

Keywords:
forensic science, forensic photography, video surveillance, anthropometry, criminal identification

Paper ID: JFS15168J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15168J
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