CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: MITES

Yıl 2017, Cilt: Volume 2 Sayı: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 127 - 127, 16.02.2017

Emre Inak , Sultan Çobanoğlu

Öz

People who work
on forensic sciences, looking for trustable partners. Among these partners,
Mites (Acari) have very important roles, due to they are available in every
case, they are perfect witness and they dont lie. 

There are
various possibilities about usage of mites in forensic sciences. Especially,
member of Acari plays important role for determination of crime scene and time
which is crucial for forensic science. We can cooperate with mites. The mites
contribute the humanity and they are first come alive organisms to the dead
body.

In some cases,
carcass can be occupied in a closed area and insects can not penetrate to body.
Mites can help us in this type cases too. In such case, mites contribute to
human, because they are continuously skin living organisms, especially Demodex
spp. (Trombidiformes: Demodicidae) settled to the skin from borning to death.
They can live for a period on body, after that they die. They can be used for
prediction of crime time.

Mites show
tremendous diversity in different habitats and localities. Their species can be
varying from a room to another, even from upside to downside of a bed. These
diversities can help us for find answers in forensic cases.

In this study,
we are focus on usage of mites in forensic sciences and why we should not
overlook mites as perfect hints.

Anahtar Kelimeler

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: MITES

Kaynakça

• Emre INAK, Sultan ÇOBANOĞLU Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Departmant of Plant Protection