Authors

Tareq Nicola AL-Billeh

Abstract

This research dealt with the topic of the role of forensic dentistry in detecting crimes in Jordanian law and the Jordanian judiciary. The aim of present study is to the role of forensic dentistry as part of forensic medicine in determining the identity, age, and gender of body owner, as well as estimating the time period of death and determining the cause of death, particularly in the cases of hanging or strangulation, and investigation of incidents of assault by biting that accompany many crimes such as rape. The extent to which legislators and the Jordanian judiciary consider forensic dentistry reports to detect the crimes committed. The need to explicitly stipulate in the Jordanian Criminal Procedure Law that forensic dental reports are considered one of the means of detecting crimes, and stimulating the role of the judiciary in adopting forensic dental reports during the process of detecting crimes, because of its practical importance and accurate and rapid results.

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DOI

 10.59988/jfmsl.vol.32issue2.14