A Primer for the Monte Carlo Method

CADAVER DOG HANDBOOK......Page 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 3
DEDICATION......Page 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 5
ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS......Page 11
PREFACE......Page 13
DEFINITION OF CADAVER DOGS......Page 15
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK......Page 16
OVERVIEW OF BOOK TOPICS AND ORGANIZATION......Page 17
THE WORKING DOG......Page 18
DOG NOSES AND DOG BRAINS......Page 20
SCENT CONE THEORY......Page 24
“LIVE” SCENT VERSUS “DEATH” SCENT......Page 25
WIND CARRIES SCENT AWAY FORMING A SCENT CONE......Page 29
WATER MOVES SCENT AWAY FROM THE SOURCE......Page 31
SCENT CONE DISTORTION IS PRODUCED BY VARIABLE WINDS......Page 33
SCENT VOIDS CAN BE PRODUCED IN WATER OR ON LAND......Page 34
LIMITS OF CADAVER DOGS AND SCENT DETECTION......Page 35
OVERVIEW OF TRAINING......Page 36
Training Principles......Page 48
TRAINING PROGRESSION......Page 51
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING AND PRACTICE......Page 69
TRAINING SCENARIOS......Page 70
ONGOING TRAINING REGIME......Page 73
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......Page 74
FINAL NOTE AND CAUTION......Page 78
A Dog and a Dolphin: Training without Punishment......Page 39
READING THE DOG......Page 46
SHAPING BEHAVIOR......Page 37
Natural Scent: Human Blood......Page 79
Natural Scent: Adipocere......Page 80
SCENTED TRAINING AIDS......Page 81
Scent Tube......Page 82
EQUIPMENT NEEDED AS TRAINING PROGRESSES......Page 84
LEVELS OF CERTAINTY AND CONCLUSIONS REACHED......Page 85
TRAINING RECORDS......Page 87
SEARCH REPORTS......Page 88
RESUME......Page 89
TESTIFYING IN COURT......Page 90
QUALIFYING THE DOG/HANDLER TEAM AS AN EXPERT WITNESS......Page 92
LICENSURE AND VACCINATION......Page 94
STRICT LIABILITY......Page 95
SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND WARRANTS......Page 96
IMPLICATIONS FOR CADAVER DOG SEARCHES......Page 102
EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SEARCH......Page 105
SCHEDULING A SEARCH: SEASON, TIME, WEATHER......Page 106
WHEN TO SAY NO......Page 107
INTRODUCTION......Page 108
RECOVERY EXPANSION SEARCH......Page 109
FOCUSED SPECULATIVE SEARCH......Page 110
NON-FOCUSED SPECULATIVE SEARCHES......Page 111
PREMEDITATED HOMICIDE......Page 112
SEARCH PARAMETERS......Page 113
PHYSICAL CONTEXTS......Page 114
Maps......Page 115
Compasses......Page 117
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Receivers......Page 118
SEARCH APPLICATIONS......Page 119
Box the Compass Needle......Page 120
Construct the Initial Outside Corridor Line......Page 121
Begin the Search......Page 122
Mapping Scattered Remains......Page 123
USE OF REMOTE SENSING AND OTHER TECHNIQUES......Page 124
SOIL PROBE......Page 125
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH AND WITHOUT THERMAL IMAGING......Page 126
EVIDENCE PRESERVATION......Page 127
DECOMPOSITION AND SKELETONIZATION......Page 130
SCAVENGER MODIFICATION......Page 133
SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR DISARTICULATED REMAINS......Page 135
WORKING WITH THE ANTHROPOLOGIST......Page 137
GENERAL STEPS INVOLVED AT THE SCENE......Page 138
MOTIVATING THE DOG......Page 139
DOCUMENTING THE SEARCH......Page 141
CONDUCTING THE SEARCH......Page 143
HASTY SEARCHES......Page 145
GRID SEARCHES......Page 146
ROADSIDES......Page 147
LANDFILLS......Page 148
Hikers: Hiking Trails and Natural Hazards......Page 149
Discovery by Hunters or Hikers......Page 150
Deliberate Dismemberment......Page 151
Procedure for Scent Line-ups......Page 152
ADAPTING TO SPECIAL TERRAIN AND SITE CIRCUMSTANCES......Page 153
CONTOUR SEARCHING......Page 154
WELLS......Page 156
DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN ALERTS......Page 158
TRAINING MATERIALS......Page 159
TRAINING STEPS USING A SCENT CAPSULE......Page 160
TRAINING USING A DIVER......Page 161
EYEWITNESS......Page 162
THIRD STAGE......Page 163
BOAT TYPES......Page 164
SUGGESTIONS FOR WORKING RIVERS......Page 165
WATER CONDITIONS......Page 168
DEAD, WET CRITTERS......Page 169
Acknowledgments......Page 170
BOOKS AND ARTICLES......Page 171
VIDEOTAPES AND OTHER REFERENCES......Page 174
SELECTED TRAINING AIDS AND EQUIPMENT......Page 175
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES......Page 179
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS......Page 180
K-9 SEARCH REPORT......Page 181
EXAMPLE OF RECOVERY EXPANSION SEARCH REPORT......Page 184
EXAMPLE A......Page 186
EXAMPLE B......Page 190
CANINE RESUME EXAMPLE......Page 192
TRAINING RECORD EXAMPLE......Page 194
GLOSSARY......Page 195