Cadaver Dog Handbook: Forensic Training and Tactics for the Recovery of Human Remains

CADAVER DOG HANDBOOK......Page 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 4
DEDICATION......Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS......Page 12
PREFACE......Page 14
DEFINITION OF CADAVER DOGS......Page 16
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK......Page 17
OVERVIEW OF BOOK TOPICS AND ORGANIZATION......Page 18
THE WORKING DOG......Page 19
DOG NOSES AND DOG BRAINS......Page 21
SCENT CONE THEORY......Page 25
“LIVE” SCENT VERSUS “DEATH” SCENT......Page 26
WIND CARRIES SCENT AWAY FORMING A SCENT CONE......Page 30
WATER MOVES SCENT AWAY FROM THE SOURCE......Page 32
SCENT CONE DISTORTION IS PRODUCED BY VARIABLE WINDS......Page 34
SCENT VOIDS CAN BE PRODUCED IN WATER OR ON LAND......Page 35
LIMITS OF CADAVER DOGS AND SCENT DETECTION......Page 36
OVERVIEW OF TRAINING......Page 37
Training Principles......Page 49
TRAINING PROGRESSION......Page 52
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING AND PRACTICE......Page 70
TRAINING SCENARIOS......Page 71
ONGOING TRAINING REGIME......Page 74
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......Page 75
FINAL NOTE AND CAUTION......Page 79
A Dog and a Dolphin: Training without Punishment......Page 40
READING THE DOG......Page 47
SHAPING BEHAVIOR......Page 38
Natural Scent: Human Blood......Page 80
Natural Scent: Adipocere......Page 81
SCENTED TRAINING AIDS......Page 82
Scent Tube......Page 83
EQUIPMENT NEEDED AS TRAINING PROGRESSES......Page 85
LEVELS OF CERTAINTY AND CONCLUSIONS REACHED......Page 86
TRAINING RECORDS......Page 88
SEARCH REPORTS......Page 89
RESUME......Page 90
TESTIFYING IN COURT......Page 91
QUALIFYING THE DOG/HANDLER TEAM AS AN EXPERT WITNESS......Page 93
LICENSURE AND VACCINATION......Page 95
STRICT LIABILITY......Page 96
SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND WARRANTS......Page 97
IMPLICATIONS FOR CADAVER DOG SEARCHES......Page 103
EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SEARCH......Page 106
SCHEDULING A SEARCH: SEASON, TIME, WEATHER......Page 107
WHEN TO SAY NO......Page 108
INTRODUCTION......Page 109
RECOVERY EXPANSION SEARCH......Page 110
FOCUSED SPECULATIVE SEARCH......Page 111
NON-FOCUSED SPECULATIVE SEARCHES......Page 112
PREMEDITATED HOMICIDE......Page 113
SEARCH PARAMETERS......Page 114
PHYSICAL CONTEXTS......Page 115
Maps......Page 116
Compasses......Page 118
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Receivers......Page 119
SEARCH APPLICATIONS......Page 120
Box the Compass Needle......Page 121
Construct the Initial Outside Corridor Line......Page 122
Begin the Search......Page 123
Mapping Scattered Remains......Page 124
USE OF REMOTE SENSING AND OTHER TECHNIQUES......Page 125
SOIL PROBE......Page 126
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH AND WITHOUT THERMAL IMAGING......Page 127
EVIDENCE PRESERVATION......Page 128
DECOMPOSITION AND SKELETONIZATION......Page 131
SCAVENGER MODIFICATION......Page 134
SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR DISARTICULATED REMAINS......Page 136
WORKING WITH THE ANTHROPOLOGIST......Page 138
GENERAL STEPS INVOLVED AT THE SCENE......Page 139
MOTIVATING THE DOG......Page 140
DOCUMENTING THE SEARCH......Page 142
CONDUCTING THE SEARCH......Page 144
HASTY SEARCHES......Page 146
GRID SEARCHES......Page 147
ROADSIDES......Page 148
LANDFILLS......Page 149
Hikers: Hiking Trails and Natural Hazards......Page 150
Discovery by Hunters or Hikers......Page 151
Deliberate Dismemberment......Page 152
Procedure for Scent Line-ups......Page 153
ADAPTING TO SPECIAL TERRAIN AND SITE CIRCUMSTANCES......Page 154
CONTOUR SEARCHING......Page 155
WELLS......Page 157
DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN ALERTS......Page 159
TRAINING MATERIALS......Page 160
TRAINING STEPS USING A SCENT CAPSULE......Page 161
TRAINING USING A DIVER......Page 162
EYEWITNESS......Page 163
THIRD STAGE......Page 164
BOAT TYPES......Page 165
SUGGESTIONS FOR WORKING RIVERS......Page 166
WATER CONDITIONS......Page 169
DEAD, WET CRITTERS......Page 170
Acknowledgments......Page 171
BOOKS AND ARTICLES......Page 172
VIDEOTAPES AND OTHER REFERENCES......Page 175
SELECTED TRAINING AIDS AND EQUIPMENT......Page 176
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES......Page 180
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS......Page 181
K-9 SEARCH REPORT......Page 182
EXAMPLE OF RECOVERY EXPANSION SEARCH REPORT......Page 185
EXAMPLE A......Page 187
EXAMPLE B......Page 191
CANINE RESUME EXAMPLE......Page 193
TRAINING RECORD EXAMPLE......Page 195
GLOSSARY......Page 196