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Forensic gait analysis : principles and practice / edited by Ivan Birch, Michael Nirenberg, Wesley Vernon and Maria Birch.

Contributor(s): Birch, Ivan [editor.] | Nirenberg, Michael [editor.] | Vernon, Wesley [editor.] | Birch, Maria [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020Edition: 1st.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429761409; 0429761406; 9780429761416; 0429761414; 9780429761393; 0429761392; 9780429426582; 0429426585.Subject(s): Forensic sciences | Forensic podiatry | Gait in humans | LAW / Criminal Law / General | TECHNOLOGY / Industrial Health & SafetyDDC classification: 363.2562 Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement
Contents:
<P><EM>Foreword: Anya Hunt, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences</EM></P><P><EM>Preface: Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P><EM>Contributors</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 1: <B>Introduction</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch and Wesley Vernon</EM> </P><P></P><P>Chapter 2: <B>The history of the use of gait analysis as evidence</P></B><P><EM>Michael Nirenberg</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 3: <B>Fundamentals of human gait and gait analysis</P></B><P><EM>Ambreen Chohan, Jim Richards and David Levine</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 4: <B>The legal context of forensic gait analysis</P><P>Part 1: The legal context in North America</P></B><P><EM>Emma Cunliffe</EM></P><B><P>Part 2: The legal context in the United Kingdom</P></B><P><EM>Graham Jackson</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 5: <B>The development of the forensic gait analysis quality assurance process in the UK</P></B><P><EM>Sarah Reel</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 6: <B>Initial contact, preliminary assessment of footage and defining the task</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 7: <B>Analysing the questioned and reference footage</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 8: <B>Comparison of gait and evaluation</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 9: <B>Writing expert witness reports</P><P>Part 1: General principles, requirements and pitfalls</P></B><P><EM>Roger Robson and Claire Gwinnett</EM></P><B><P>Part 2: Writing forensic gait analysis reports</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 10: <B>Presenting gait evidence in court</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 11: <B>Psychology of perceptual error in forensic practice</P></B><P><EM>Liam Satchell</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 12: <B>Probative value of gait analysis</P></B><P><EM>Graham Jackson and Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P>Chapter 13: <B>Case study 1 -- Berry's One Stop Store robbery</P></B><P><EM>Michael Nirenberg</EM></P><P><B>Case study 2 -- arson of a business premises</P></B><P><EM>Maria Birch</EM></P><B><P>Case study 3 -- two armed bank robberies</P></B><P><EM>Ivan Birch</EM></P><P></P><P><STRONG>Appendix 1 Sheffield features of gait tool</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Index</STRONG></P>
Summary: Gait analysis is the systematic study of human walking, using the eye and brain of experienced observers, augmented by instrumentation for measuring body movements, body mechanics, and the activity of the muscles. Since Aristotle's work on gait analysis more than 2000 years ago, it has become an established clinical science used extensively in the healthcare and rehabilitation fields for diagnosis and treatment. Forensic Gait Analysis details the more recent, and rapidly developing, use of gait analysis in the forensic sciences. The book considers the use of observational gait analysis, based on video recordings, to assist in the process of identification or exclusion. With the increase in use of CCTV and surveillance systems over the last 20 to 30 years, there has been a steady and rapid increase in the use of gait as evidence. Currently, gait analysis is widely used in the UK in criminal investigations, with increasing awareness of its potential use in the US, Europe, and globally. The book details the history of the science, current practices, and of the emergent application to establish best-practice standards that conform to those of other forensic science disciplines. Engagement with the Forensic Science Regulator, and the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences in the UK, and the International Association for Identification has helped to ensure and enhance the quality assurance of forensic gait analysis. However, there remains a fundamental lack of standardized training and methodology for use in evidentiary and investigative casework. This book fills that void, serving as one of the first to describe the current state of practice, capabilities and limitations, and to outline methods, standards of practice and expectations of the gait analyst as a forensic practitioner. Forensic Gait Analysis reflects current research and forensic practice and will serve as a state-of-the-art guide to the use of gait analysis in the forensic context--for both education and training purposes. It will be a welcome addition to the libraries of professionals in the areas of podiatry, gait analysis, forensic video analysis, law enforcement, and legal practice.
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Foreword: Anya Hunt, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

Preface: Ivan Birch

Contributors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Ivan Birch and Wesley Vernon

Chapter 2: The history of the use of gait analysis as evidence

Michael Nirenberg

Chapter 3: Fundamentals of human gait and gait analysis

Ambreen Chohan, Jim Richards and David Levine

Chapter 4: The legal context of forensic gait analysis

Part 1: The legal context in North America

Emma Cunliffe

Part 2: The legal context in the United Kingdom

Graham Jackson

Chapter 5: The development of the forensic gait analysis quality assurance process in the UK

Sarah Reel

Chapter 6: Initial contact, preliminary assessment of footage and defining the task

Ivan Birch

Chapter 7: Analysing the questioned and reference footage

Ivan Birch

Chapter 8: Comparison of gait and evaluation

Ivan Birch

Chapter 9: Writing expert witness reports

Part 1: General principles, requirements and pitfalls

Roger Robson and Claire Gwinnett

Part 2: Writing forensic gait analysis reports

Ivan Birch

Chapter 10: Presenting gait evidence in court

Ivan Birch

Chapter 11: Psychology of perceptual error in forensic practice

Liam Satchell

Chapter 12: Probative value of gait analysis

Graham Jackson and Ivan Birch

Chapter 13: Case study 1 -- Berry's One Stop Store robbery

Michael Nirenberg

Case study 2 -- arson of a business premises

Maria Birch

Case study 3 -- two armed bank robberies

Ivan Birch

Appendix 1 Sheffield features of gait tool

Index

Gait analysis is the systematic study of human walking, using the eye and brain of experienced observers, augmented by instrumentation for measuring body movements, body mechanics, and the activity of the muscles. Since Aristotle's work on gait analysis more than 2000 years ago, it has become an established clinical science used extensively in the healthcare and rehabilitation fields for diagnosis and treatment. Forensic Gait Analysis details the more recent, and rapidly developing, use of gait analysis in the forensic sciences. The book considers the use of observational gait analysis, based on video recordings, to assist in the process of identification or exclusion. With the increase in use of CCTV and surveillance systems over the last 20 to 30 years, there has been a steady and rapid increase in the use of gait as evidence. Currently, gait analysis is widely used in the UK in criminal investigations, with increasing awareness of its potential use in the US, Europe, and globally. The book details the history of the science, current practices, and of the emergent application to establish best-practice standards that conform to those of other forensic science disciplines. Engagement with the Forensic Science Regulator, and the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences in the UK, and the International Association for Identification has helped to ensure and enhance the quality assurance of forensic gait analysis. However, there remains a fundamental lack of standardized training and methodology for use in evidentiary and investigative casework. This book fills that void, serving as one of the first to describe the current state of practice, capabilities and limitations, and to outline methods, standards of practice and expectations of the gait analyst as a forensic practitioner. Forensic Gait Analysis reflects current research and forensic practice and will serve as a state-of-the-art guide to the use of gait analysis in the forensic context--for both education and training purposes. It will be a welcome addition to the libraries of professionals in the areas of podiatry, gait analysis, forensic video analysis, law enforcement, and legal practice.

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