Cadaver dogs: Unscientific myth or reliable biological devices?

Cadaver dogs: Unscientific myth or reliable biological devices?

Highlights • We aimed to detect the reliability of dogs trained to locate human cadaveric blood. • We adopted an optimized and rigorously controlled experimental design. • The primary detection task was human cadaveric blood at very low concentrations. • Dogs’ discriminative capability among confoun...

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Published in:Forensic science international Vol. 244; pp. 213 - 221
Main Authors: Riezzo, Irene, Neri, Margherita, Rendine, Marcello, Bellifemina, Alessandro, Cantatore, Santina, Fiore, Carmela, Turillazzi, Emanuela
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-11-2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Animal training
Animals
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Blood
Cadaver
Cadaveric human blood
Canine detection
Crime scene
Dogs
Dogs - physiology
Effectiveness
Forensic Sciences
Human
Humans
Low concentrations
Odorants
Odors
Olfactory Perception
Pathology
Searching
Smell - physiology
Training procedures
Crime scene
Effectiveness
Canine detection
Training procedures
Cadaveric human blood
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Summary:Highlights • We aimed to detect the reliability of dogs trained to locate human cadaveric blood. • We adopted an optimized and rigorously controlled experimental design. • The primary detection task was human cadaveric blood at very low concentrations. • Dogs’ discriminative capability among confounding substances was also investigated. • Dogs represent a scientifically unassailable tool in detecting human blood traces.
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ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.08.026