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Proving the crime: how veterinary forensics can help
Author(s) -
Georgina Mills
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f2694
Subject(s) - conviction , criminology , veterinary medicine , perspective (graphical) , law , political science , medicine , computer science , psychology , artificial intelligence
Collecting evidence is crucial in cases of animal abuse, and a veterinary perspective can help the prosecution achieve a conviction. A series of lectures at this year's BSAVA congress considered the process of veterinary forensics, from the initial crime scene investigation through to presenting the evidence in court. Georgina Mills reports