ETHICS IN FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY        2500w

 Forensic anthropology is a young discipline compared to the other sub-fields of physical anthropology. As a discipline, it involves the application of skeletal analysis and techniques in archeology to solve criminal cases (Passalacqua & Pilloud, 2018). Forensic anthropologists play the crucial role of gathering information from human remains, which help to identify a dead person, the cause of death, and the time it occurred (Libal, 2014). Their specialty is the analysis of hard body tissues such as bones that are used to identify the age, sex, stature, and ancestry of a victim. This makes them an integral element of criminal investigations with regard to identifying remains of a decomposed body or one that has been burnt beyond recognition. In addition, forensic anthropologists are involved in documenting mass graves and genocide, as well as testifying in courts as expert witnesses. Research has shown that forensic anthropology is a highly sensitive profession that requires all stakeholders to exercise a high level of professionalism and commitment (Passalacqua & Pilloud, 2018). Forensic anthropologists encounter numerous ethical issues in their education journey, research undertakings, and professional development. According to experts, this challenge is further heightened by the fact that opportunities for discourse and training in ethics are very limited for forensic anthropologists (Houck, 2015). There is an urgent need to review the current state of ethics within the field of forensic anthropology with regard to its practice, level of professionalism, and addressing various legal concerns.

Earliest Methods of Forensic Anthropologists

According to forensic experts, the techniques used in identifying a person from the analysis of the skeleton rely a lot on the contributions of earlier anthropologists who studied skeletal differences. The first group of forensic anthropologists was trained in the 20th Century, when the discipline wa