Abstract
This chapter provides a brief overview of the basic principles related to stature estimation in three main situations that can occur in forensic practice. In the first situation the skeleton is completely (or almost completely) preserved. In this case an anatomical method should be used. In the second situation the population origin of the unknown person, whose stature is estimated, is known (or can be assumed with high reliability), but the skeleton is not completely preserved. In this case, if any least squares regression equations for this population have been published, these can be used to estimate the stature. In the third situation, when the skeleton is incomplete and the population origin is unknown (or cannot be estimated with sufficient reliability), only the methods based on direct proportionality may be performed. However, estimates based on direct proportionality are unprecise, so this method should be either used with great caution or completely avoided.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
