Title: Workflow for accurate injury reconstruction in forensic investigations

Authors: Geoffrey T. Desmoulin; Theodore E. Milner

Addresses: GTD Scientific Inc., 2037 MacKay Avenue, North Vancouver, V7P 2M8, Canada ' GTD Scientific Inc., 2037 MacKay Avenue, North Vancouver, V7P 2M8, Canada

Abstract: We present a workflow developed for injury reconstruction in forensic investigations. The workflow comprises four steps: defining the injury, planning the analysis, conducting the analysis and discussing the results of the analysis. The critical step is the discussion of the analysis in which all data are assessed for consistency. In particular, the discussion includes comparison of the data derived from the case material with independent objective data acquired through analysis. Any inconsistency becomes grounds for reassessment of the original assumptions and possible additional analysis to bring all data into harmony. Only after all inconsistencies have been resolved can conclusions be drawn.

Keywords: workflow; injury; reconstruction; forensic; investigation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFEM.2023.136362

International Journal of Forensic Engineering and Management, 2023 Vol.1 No.3, pp.304 - 314

Received: 14 Jun 2021
Accepted: 24 Jul 2022
Published online: 31 Jan 2024 *

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