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Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Studies from F. Introna and colleagues provide new data on forensic medicine and pathology
April 26th, 2008
"Accurate timing of the eruption of first and permanent teeth is an important parameter in forensic odontology to establish the age of dead or live individuals. Determination of adulthood may determine, for example, whether an individual convicted of a crime is sentenced as an adult and incarcerated in a state penal institution or as a juvenile and sent to a juvenile camp," researchers in Bari, Italy report. "At present, there is a large immigrant population in Italy, and young foreign criminals sometimes have false passports bearing a later birth date, with the aim of evading punishment. In such circumstances, age determination is becoming a significant forensic issue....
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-26)
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