Forensic medicine

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

A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts.

A detectives strange and gruesome scrapbook of photos.

Leading forensic pathologists from around the world synthesize the practical advances in a variety of important subspecialties of forensic pathology and demonstrate how the latest medical and scientific progress is being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today.

Detection of Drugs and Their Metabolites in Oral Fluid presents the analytical chemistry methods used for the detection and quantification of drugs and their metabolites in human oral fluid.

Mass fatality events can result in the intermixing, or commingling, of human remains.

Forensic odontology refers to the science and practice of dentistry which may be applied to help solve litigation in both criminal and civil cases.

Writing on accidental injury often seems to occur from one of two perspectives.

212 pages, 445 images, 11 contributorsSexual abuse of children is an especially delicate matter, and each reported case should be treated with exacting care.

This book it is a comprehensive guide, aimed at professionals, that starts with the interview of the victim of the crime, moving through the interviewing of suspects, to the decision to prosecute and enhancing the quality of evidence presented in court.

This illustrated guide to the role of the forensic anthropologist in investigating child abuse is an essential resource in one of the most contentious areas of forensic pathology.

512 pages, 238 images, with 24 contributorsSexual assault remains one of the most problematic and controversial issues in law, medicine, and in society at large.

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Explore the theory, research, and practice of forensic psychology with this collection of resources from recognized leaders in the fieldThe newly revised Third Edition of Forensic Psychology delivers insightful coverage of the theory and applications of forensic psychology.

Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry is designed to provide a clear and concise understanding of forensic chemistry.

This book it is a comprehensive guide, aimed at professionals, that starts with the interview of the victim of the crime, moving through the interviewing of suspects, to the decision to prosecute and enhancing the quality of evidence presented in court.

Forensic psychiatry (the interface of psychiatry and the law), forensic psychology, and mental health law are growing and evolving subspecialties in their respective larger disciplines.

This book provides a state-of-the-art look at the applied biomechanics of accidental injury and prevention.

It is at least a decade since scientists turned their imaginations to creating new compact, portable test instruments and self-contained test kits that could be used to analyze urine and saliva for alcohol, drugs, and their metabolites.

In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system.

This updated second edition provides a comprehensive overview of cardiac pathology.

Human hair is the subject of a remarkably wide range of scientific investigations.

This book serves as an up-to-date Rorschach primer and elaborates on the various applications of Rorschach assessment for adolescents with respect to differential diagnosis, forensic consultation, and therapeutic assessment.

Monitoring Toxic Gases in the Atmosphere for Hygiene and Pollution Control presents the principles of atmospheric monitoring, indicates where difficulties can occur, and where errors in sampling and measurement may be expected.

This book is an essential text for practitioners of clinical forensic medicine and for those who take them through judicial proceedings.

Although primarily used today as one of the most prevalent illicit leisure drugs, the use of Cannabis sativa L.

Cutting-edge accounts of special topics from various fields of forensic pathology and death scene investigation.

Addresses the vexed question of how and why reform of end-of-life law occurs, drawing on ten international case studies.

After 17 years of private practice as a cardiovascular surgeon, my partners qu- tionedtherationalityofmydecisiontoleavetheclinicalpracticebehindandbecome acardiovascular pathologist.

This book provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of emerging trends in stem cell research and their accompanying ethical issues.

Fully updated, CANFOR is the recommended tool for assessing the needs of people with mental health problems in forensic settings.

**PRE-ORDER NOW: MURDER ISN'T EASY: THE FORENSICS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, THE FASCINATING NEW BOOK BY CARLA VALENTINE**'Part memoir and part manifesto, Valentine's book lifts the lid on daily life in the mortuary .

A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology.

A comprehensive reference providing an approach to problems of biomedical ethics in the clinical setting.

The practice of forensic pathology includes the collection and analysis of evidence in relation to a corpse in order to establish the cause of death.

In this third edition, Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international postgraduate textbook for forensic pathologists, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality.

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is increasingly used in forensic pathology practice in many jurisdictions.

The 21ST CENTURY:THE AGE OF SERIAL VIOLENT CRIME Despite technological and societal advances, crimes of an inexplicably violent nature still permeate contemporary civilizations throughout the world.

Fully updated, CANFOR is the recommended tool for assessing the needs of people with mental health problems in forensic settings.

Explains the ethical imperative to take seriously the potential impacts on our identities of encountering bioinformation about ourselves.

Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Principles and Practice is one of the first texts to provide a comprehensive review of important topics in the intersection of geriatric psychiatry, medicine, clinical neuroscience, forensic psychiatry, and law.

DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system.

This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the state of global health and current challenges, and offers innovative proposals for change.

A key resource for psychiatrists and other clinicians working in forensic services with individuals who present with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Highly illustrated complete overview of pathological aspects of sudden death in the young, from before birth to middle adult life.

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

DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system.

A detailed analysis of the ethical, legal, and regulatory landscape of medical devices in the US and EU.

The last two decades have seen prodigious growth in the application of brain imaging methods to questions of substance abuse and addiction.

Fine Particulate Pollution deals with the state of knowledge and the status of technology relating to pollution caused by fine particulates.