The State-of-Art Methods and Case Studies in Geoforensics

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue “The State-of-Art Methods and Case Studies in Geoforensics” is aimed at providing selected contributions on advances in the research, new ideas, analytical techniques, and modern applications in the wide field of geosciences applied to criminal investigations.

Geoforensics is the discipline that uses the scientific principles and techniques of the geosciences to solve criminal cases, assisting law enforcements, reconstructing events, or providing evidence then used in a court of law. It may concern serious crimes against human beings and animals, environment, and property.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Geoforensics and medical geology;
• Forensic sedimentology, stratigraphy, micropaleontology, and soil sciences;
• New techniques for the study of soils and gemstones;
• Raman spectroscopy applied to geoforensics and environmental crimes;
• Searching for clandestine graves, field experimentation and experimental burials;
• Geographical profiling applied to serial crimes and GIS-based priority search maps applied to criminal investigations.

As Guest Editors, we would like to kindly invite you to contribute with research papers on any topic related to this Special Issue.

Dr. Roberta Somma
Dr. Rosanna Maniscalco
Dr. Luca Trombino
Dr. Sebastiano Ettore Spoto
Guest Editors

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