Highly acclaimed, the Third Edition of the standard text for pathologists in training and practice continues to cover all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy- covering all aspects of the investigation of cause and time of death and interpretation of wounds. It also features the European Autopsy Protocol and has integrated colour photographs.
Illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, this book offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. It examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, and interpretation of burned human remains.
Emphasizes a practical, technical, and interpretive foundation for understanding the diagnostic use of modern imaging in forensic autopsy. This title covers advanced imaging techniques, such as radiography, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
• Greater in-depth coverage of kinship problems now covered in two separate chapters: one dealing with relationships between living individuals and the other covering identification of human remains. • New chapter on non-human forensic genetics, including identification of bacteria and viruses, animals and plants.
• Greater in-depth coverage of kinship problems now covered in two separate chapters: one dealing with relationships between living individuals and the other covering identification of human remains. • New chapter on non-human forensic genetics, including identification of bacteria and viruses, animals and plants.
Reveals a dedicated effort by a teacher to the homeopathic students. The book is divided into: Forensic medicine and Jurisprudence; Toxicology; and, Laws & Acts. It features chapters such as CCH acts, sections of Indian penal code, Homeopathic practitioners Code of ethic and etiquette, legal procedures, instruments and appliances and poisons.
Includes an examination of sources of law important to addiction and its treatment. This book explores the foundations for forensic work in professional legal testimony. It is suitable for clinicians, lawyers, administrators, and other professionals.
Microbial Forensics is a scientific discipline. It has many applications ranging from biodefense, criminal investigations, providing intelligence information, making society more secure, and helping protect precious resources, particularly human life. This book describes the advances, as well as the challenges and opportunities in this discipline.
This text aims to provide a unique, in-depth and critical update on selected topics relevant to forensic practitioners such as lawyers, police, medical and dental practitioners, and forensic scientists and medical students. It touches upon all aspects of forensic medicine, including law, science, medicine, and dentistry.
Explains the DNA analysis process beginning with collection of evidence at a crime scene to the statistical interpretation of the results. This book details genetic genealogy and tracing domestic pet hairs to perpetrators. It includes a glossary with over 400 terms for reference of unfamiliar terms and an acronym guide to decipher the DNA dialect.
Forensic DNA evidence has been used by agencies and actors in the criminal justice system more and more frequently to both convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent. This book presents examinations of how DNA, and some other forensic methods, are being used by our justice system and the issues that surround these uses.
A voice is much more than just a string of words. Voices, unlike fingerprints, are inherently complex. They signal a great deal of information in addition to the intended message: speakers' sex, for example, or their emotional state, or age. It is these features that contribute to the interest and importance of Forensic Speaker Identification.
Forensic psychiatry is a branch of medicine which focuses on the interface of law and mental health. It includes psychiatric consultation in a variety of legal matters (including expert testimony), as well as clinical work with perpetrators and victims. This book presents research in the field.
A collection of accounts of special topics from various fields of forensic pathology and death scene investigation. This book offers critical insight into the medicolegal investigation of bodies found in water, the forensic aspects of the HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system, deaths in a head-down position, and forensic bitemark analysis.
The forensic nurse has a powerful role in medical-legal investigations. This title presents practical information directed at the range of activities that forensic nurses perform, offering guidelines for examining and correlating medical, psychological, ethical, and legal data specific to victims.
Provides visual examples of the commonly encountered conditions in forensic neuropathology and answers questions that arise regarding neuropathologic findings. This work aims to provide a concise summary of practical information frequently needed in forensic neuropathology cases. It features over 800 full-color photographs.
Forensic Histopathology presents findings in forensic histology, immunohistochemistry, and cytology based on microscopic investigations. The text provides practitioners with detailed information and guidance on how microscopy can help to clarify the cause of sudden and unexpected death.
Supplementing analysis techniques in serious crime cases, trace DNA can allow investigation of volume crime cases such as burglary or vehicle theft. However, despite the widespread use of trace DNA, there are very few specific validated methods. This book presents advances in the field of DNA research as an aid in Forensic studies and Genetics.
The identification of unknown individuals and the estimation of age, race, and gender are among the chief functions of forensic dentistry. This book covers topics such as: forensic dental radiography; age estimation; jurisprudence and legal issues; history of forensic dentistry; and, cases, including September 11th and Hurricane Katrina.
Identifying various components of the developing skeleton, this title provides an analysis of juvenile skeletal remains and the development of bone as a tissue. It summarizes morphological stages in the development of every bone. It includes data on a variety of populations to enable the user to select the reference most applicable to their needs.
All too often, forensic pathologists perform autopsies that are limited only to the body parts that are suspect, leading to biased and inaccurate results. This title offers a step-by-step, photo-assisted guide to complete autopsy procedures. It explores external cadaver examination, organ removal methods, and laboratory procedures.
Addresses the developments and professional concerns in forensic medicine. This work features chapters on the medical aspects of police restraint and new material on the potential of police exposure to infection, the role of alcohol and drugs in vehicular accidents and forensic sampling in sexual assault examinations.
Demonstrates the application of radiology in cases involving identifying remains, evaluating causes of death, and establishing evidence. This second edition also features material on the large scale investigation of war crimes and human rights abuses; technological changes and the role of virtual autopsies; and reconstruction of gunshot injuries.
Addresses the concerns of the forensic pathologist and those of the neuropathologist by tackling the overlapping problems which arise from the postmortem and subsequent legal proceedings. This work covers subjects such as anatomy, traumatic brain injury, neurotoxicology and the legal issues that those working in this field need to consider.
Offers a survey about the use of poison as a weapon in murder. This work covers various topics, ranging from the use of poisons in history and literature to convicting the poisoner in court. It also includes a review of the different types of poisons, techniques for crime scene investigation, and the critical essentials of the forensic autopsy.
A forensic investigation requires a team of specialists from many different scientific fields of study along with legal and law enforcement specialists. This book provides these professionals with guidelines for determining how to choose and when to use a forensic anthropologist.
First published in 1947, this is the classic text in forensic medicine. Written by one of the leading forensic pathologists in the field, this 12th Edition incorporates new and updated photographs, discusses relevant ethical questions relating to abuse of human rights and malpractice; and covers DNA profiling and information on living subjects.
In 1996, Clea Koff was a 23-year-old student studying prehistoric skeletons. Then she was sent to Rwanda by the UN to work with a team exhuming victims of the genocide. Her job was to find evidence to bring the perpetrators to trial. This is her account of her time in Rwanda and later, Bosnia.
An introduction to the application of biology in legal investigations. It covers the range of organisms used as evidence in forensic investigations. It offers an overview of the decay process and discusses the role of forensic indicators - human fluids and tissues, including blood cells, bloodstain pattern analysis, hair, teeth, bones, and wounds.
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology explores the latest theoretical and methodological work in the field, and includes thorough and up-to-date bibliographies. A wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology.
Provides the information about forensic documentation to take the uncertainty out of dealing with legal issues. This title explains how to identify and treat survivors of intimate partner violence comprehensively and compassionately. It discusses the legal obligations on healthcare professionals relating to child abuse.