{Reference Type}: Guideline
{Title}: Best practice in forensic entomology--standards and guidelines.
{Author}: Amendt J;Campobasso CP;Gaudry E;Reiter C;LeBlanc HN;Hall MJ; ;
{Journal}: Int J Legal Med
{Volume}: 121
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Mar 2007
{Factor}: 2.791
{DOI}: 10.1007/s00414-006-0086-x
{Abstract}: Forensic entomology, the use of insects and other arthropods in forensic investigations, is becoming increasingly more important in such investigations. To ensure its optimal use by a diverse group of professionals including pathologists, entomologists and police officers, a common frame of guidelines and standards is essential. Therefore, the European Association for Forensic Entomology has developed a protocol document for best practice in forensic entomology, which includes an overview of equipment used for collection of entomological evidence and a detailed description of the methods applied. Together with the definitions of key terms and a short introduction to the most important methods for the estimation of the minimum postmortem interval, the present paper aims to encourage a high level of competency in the field of forensic entomology.