Forensic medicine

When care of younger patients raises thorny legal questions, you need answers you can trust: that's why this book belongs on every clinician's reference shelf.

Postmortem Toxicology addresses the various aspects of the practice of forensic postmortem toxicology from a viewpoint of elements which must be taken into consideration for proper interpretation of the toxicological result, not in a vacuum but in a more holistic and global sense.

Passion {poison} often makes fools of clever men; sometimes even makes clever men of fools.

Guidelines for Reports by Autopsy Pathologists is intended to help the autopsy pathologist produce reports that communicate well.

This book presents a new view on the concept of solidarity and explains how it complements justice in health and social care.

Analyses the highly controversial problems of DNA forensic technologies, providing important insights into their ethical, legal and societal dimensions.

Medical examiners play an increasingly important role in society as unexpected and violent deaths increase, not only due to crime, but also due to new toxins in the environment, emerging diseases crossing from animals to humans, bizarre suicides, sadistic sexual practices, and other non-natural causes.

Imaging for Forensics and Security: From Theory to Practice provides a detailed analysis of new imaging and pattern recognition techniques for the understanding and deployment of biometrics and forensic techniques as practical solutions to increase security.

DNA fingerprinting is a revolutionary technique that enables law enforcement agencies, diagnostic laboratories and research scientists to identify minute pieces of tissue, to determine parentage and other biological family relationships.

In Buprenorphine Therapy of Opiate Addiction, participating physicians and toxicologists summarize and evaluate their experiences with five years of intensive buprenorphine therapy.

Fresh research has opened up new vistas in forensic pathology that are allowing for closer national and international cooperation between pathologists and scientists in a range of medical and scientific disciplines.

Details the provision of good-quality care to the victims of sexual and domestic violence.

Focuses on the ethical, legal and social issues raised by genetic testing and therapy.

Most professional forensic literature addresses the assessment of adults yet neglects the necessary differences that arise when working with minors.

Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence presents an overview of computer forensics perfect for beginners.

Analyses the limitations of respect for autonomy and consent in human research ethics and explores alternative ethical approaches.

Das Konzept der präventiven Unterbringung von Tätern mit einer psychischen Störung in einem psychiatrischen Krankenhaus nach § 63 StGB wird heute unter verschiedensten Gesichtspunkten in Frage gestellt: Jede vierte Unterbringung dauert länger als 10 Jahre und die Kliniken sind vielerorts überbelegt.

A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those requiring to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information.

An invaluable quick-reference source for practitioners and professionals detailing the major concerns in forensic psychology.

This volume is a summary of a 1S-year effort to determine the effects of prison crowding and their relationship to the broader realm of crowding phenomena and theories.

Forensic Toxicology presents the legal and medical aspects of the detrimental effects of chemicals on humans.

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Forensic professionals, often working through heavy caseloads, require quick and easy access to reliable sources of information to help interpret toxicology results.

A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, Sixth Edition discusses medico-legal points concerning the different causes of death, examination of evidence, and crimes that merit medical attention and advice.

Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.

This book covers topical subjects within the field of death investigation, where changes in practice have recently occurred.

An international panel of experts from diverse specialties examine the idea of "e;evil"e; in a medical context, specifically a mental health setting, to consider how the concept can be usefully interpreted, and to elucidate its relationship to forensic psychiatry.

Provides comprehensive coverage of everything that students and practitioners need to know about working in the field of forensic anthropology Forensic anthropology has been plagued by questions of scientific validity and rigor despite its acceptance as a section in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences nearly half a century ago.

The process of aging is frequently associated with changes in the physical and mental functioning of older adults, challenging their autonomy and rendering them vulnerable to exploitation.

The identification and quantification of material present and collected at a crime scene are critical requirements in investigative analyses.

A concise and accessible overview of the design, implementation and management of medical software.

Examines the ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges presented as genomics become commonplace, easily available consumer products.

Research suggests that future influenza pandemics are inevitable as strains of the virus mutate in new ways.

How does a therapist go about starting a psychotherapy group?

The fifth edition of the best-selling Principles in Forensic Toxicology continues in the tradition of excellence in academic publishing.

Forensic Toxicology: Principles and Concepts takes the reader back to the origins of forensic toxicology providing an overview of the largely unchanging principles of the discipline.

The UK Government's Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Strategy is one of the most significant developments in mental health and criminal justice in recent years.

The human foot is a complex body part composed of fifty-two bones, which is twenty-five percent of all the bones in the body.

Scientists have identified southern China as a likely epicenter for viral pandemics, a place where new viruses emerge out of intensively farmed landscapes and human--animal interactions.

An invaluable quick-reference source for practitioners and professionals detailing the major concerns in forensic psychology.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines.

An accessible, essential introduction to forensic odontology.

This book focuses on the interface between the patient and the healthcare system as the entryway to high-quality care and improved outcomes.

Matching DNA samples from crime scenes and suspects is rapidly becoming a key source of evidence for use in our justice system.

Forensic Psychology: Emerging Topics and Expanding Roles is designed to present the current state of the field, in terms of law, ethics, research and practice.