澳大利亚:法医昆虫学家协助警察破案

• 出 处: 法律与生活
• 发表日期: 2017年20期

澳大利亚存在一种特殊的职业,即法医昆虫学家。能承担这一工作的人并不多见,澳大利亚伍伦贡大学的詹姆斯·沃尔曼教授和蒙纳士大学的梅勒妮·阿彻博士是澳大利亚仅有的两位可以担任此职的人。据报道,在一些神秘谋杀案件和自杀案件中,法医昆虫学家在现场发现的昆虫样本可能保存重要信息。詹姆斯和梅勒妮都痴迷于昆虫研究,因此,在做研究的同时,他们也会兼职协助警察侦破案件。

There is a special occupation in Australia, the forensic entomologist. There are few people who can afford this job. Prof. James Wolman from the University of Wollongong in Australia and Dr. Melanie Archer from Monash University are the only two people in Australia who can hold this position. It has been reported that in some mysterious murders and suicides, insect specimens found on the scene by forensic entomologists may hold important information. Both James and Melanie are addicted to insect research, so while doing research, they also assist police in detecting cases on a part-time basis.