In the current criminalistic scenario, experts face many challenges, including huge amounts
of data, lack of time, tiny pieces of evidence, chaotic and complex crime scenes, complicated …

Due to the versatility of the drone, it can be applied in various areas and for different uses
and as a practical support for human activities. In particular, this paper focuses on the …

The present research is devoted to criminal investigation regarding the disappearance of
two persons suspected to be kidnapped. The multi-disciplinary investigation based on the …

The processes of decomposition that the body will have after the time of death are peculiar
and complex. The body swells and expels gases and fluids, and the flesh decays. It also …

This volume contains papers presented during the last three European Meetings on
Forensic Archaeology (EMFA) conferences. Some of these papers are written by …

Geographic profiling, or locus operandi, is a scientific approach that has been applied to
forensic investigations for several years. However, it has never been applied to a …

Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is developed to efficiently store and handle the vast
quantity of files in a distributed environment over a cluster of computers. Various commodity …

At a time in which several law enforcement agencies all around the world are facing severe
expenditure reviews, the increasing use of low-cost solutions during crime scene …

Forensic geoarchaeology provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to
investigating crime scenes. This field combines the techniques and methods of archaeology …

The use of soil evidence to identify an unknown location is a powerful tool to determine the
provenance of an item in an investigation. We are particularly interested in the use of these …