It fills a void in the resources available to researchers and practitioners in forensic hair examination by providing photographic archetypes for the microscopic characteristics of human hair and the variates of the characteristics seen in forensic examinations, including curl; color; pigment distribution and density; cortical fusi; and ovoid bodies. These illustrations provide a uniform basis for describing the characteristics and their variations for forensic professionals in differing geographical areas. The documentation of hair characteristics using the scoring system outlined in this atlas allows researchers to develop data regarding the frequency of characteristics within the hairs of one or more individuals and the assessment of whether certain hair characteristics are co-dependent.
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The Atlas fills a long-overdue need to put information in front of hair analyst.
--John D. Shane, McCrone Research Institute, The Microscope
--John D. Shane, McCrone Research Institute, The Microscope
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The Atlas of Human Hair: Microscopic Characteristics is an excellent reference for anyone interested in the comparison of human hair at the microscopic level. It contains photos to aid in somatic origin of hair as well as racial characteritics. It is helpful for those begining in hair identification as well as the more advanced forensic scientist.
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The atlas was designed to provide photographic examples of the features of human hair seen through the compound microscope which are used by forensic hair examiners in the examination, comparison, and identification of human hairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
photographic archetypes, characteristic variates, inner cuticle margin, cortical texture, cuticle profile, longitudinal mount, pigment aggregate clumps, pigment aggregate size, hair atlas, cortical fusi, translucent medulla, variate classes, opaque hair, root growth stage, forensic hair comparisons, visible medulla, forensic hair examination, heritage hair, maximum shaft diameter, questioned hair, hair examiner, pigment density, pigment distribution, miscellaneous characteristics, questioned item Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Asian, Dark Brown, Angled Cut, Atlas of Human Hair Microscopic Characteristics, Dark Red Brown, Square Cut, Straight Edge, Dark Golden Brown, Dark Gray Brown, Medium Red, Rounded Edge, Streaky Medulla, Dark Blond, Double Medulla, Trichorrhexis Nodosa, Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia, Gapping Pigment, Medium Blond, Medium Brown, Medium Golden Brown, Medium Streaks, Natural Taper, Pili Annulati, Rounded Taper, Small Clumps New!
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The atlas was designed to provide photographic examples of the features of human hair seen through the compound microscope which are used by forensic hair examiners in the examination, comparison, and identification of human hairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
photographic archetypes, characteristic variates, inner cuticle margin, cortical texture, cuticle profile, longitudinal mount, pigment aggregate clumps, pigment aggregate size, hair atlas, cortical fusi, translucent medulla, variate classes, opaque hair, root growth stage, forensic hair comparisons, visible medulla, forensic hair examination, heritage hair, maximum shaft diameter, questioned hair, hair examiner, pigment density, pigment distribution, miscellaneous characteristics, questioned item Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Asian, Dark Brown, Angled Cut, Atlas of Human Hair Microscopic Characteristics, Dark Red Brown, Square Cut, Straight Edge, Dark Golden Brown, Dark Gray Brown, Medium Red, Rounded Edge, Streaky Medulla, Dark Blond, Double Medulla, Trichorrhexis Nodosa, Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia, Gapping Pigment, Medium Blond, Medium Brown, Medium Golden Brown, Medium Streaks, Natural Taper, Pili Annulati, Rounded Taper, Small Clumps New!
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- Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) by Richard Saferstein in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Hair and Hair Diseases by C. E. Orfanos in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Identification of Mammalian Hair by H. Brunner in Back Matter
- Dermatology in General Medicine by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick in Back Matter
- The Physiology & Pathophysiology of the Skin (v. 3) in Back Matter
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- Forensic Evidence: Science and the Criminal Law by Terrence F. Kiely on page 63, page 73, and Back Matter
- Science and Litigation: Products Liability in Theory and Practice by Terrence F. Kiely on page 68
- Color Atlas and Manual of Microscopy for Criminalists, Chemists, and Conservators by Nicholas Petraco on page 60
- Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques by Stuart James on page 567
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