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Post Mortem CT for Non-Suspicious Adult Deaths

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Ayeshea Shenton, Peter Kralt, S. Kim Suvarna. Springer , 2021.

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Responsibility: Ayeshea Shenton, Peter Kralt, S. Kim Suvarna

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2021

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 326 pages) : illustrations

ISBN: 9783030708290

Specialty: Radiology; Forensic Sciences

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Forensic Genetics in the Governance of Crime

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Helena Machado, Rafaela Granja. --Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan , 2020.

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This open access book uses a critical sociological perspective to explore contemporary ways of reformulating the governance of crime through genetics. Through the lens of scientific knowledge and genetic technology, Machado and Granja offer a unique perspective on current trends in crime governance. They explore the place and role of genetics in criminal justice systems, and show how classical and contemporary social theory can help address challenges posed by social processes and interactions …

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Author: Machado, Helena

Other Authors: Granja, Rafaela

Responsibility: Helena Machado, Rafaela Granja

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication: 2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 114 p.) : 1 illus.

ISBN: 9789811524295; 9789811524288 (Print ed.); 9789811524301 (Print ed.); 9789811524318 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): DNA Fingerprinting; Forensic Genetics

Subjects (LCSH): Technology—Sociological aspects; Criminology

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Genetics

Abstract: This open access book uses a critical sociological perspective to explore contemporary ways of reformulating the governance of crime through genetics. Through the lens of scientific knowledge and genetic technology, Machado and Granja offer a unique perspective on current trends in crime governance. They explore the place and role of genetics in criminal justice systems, and show how classical and contemporary social theory can help address challenges posed by social processes and interactions generated by the uses, meanings, and expectations attributed to genetics in the governance of crime. Cutting-edge methods and research techniques are also integrated to address crucial aspects of this social reality. Finally, the authors examine new challenges emerging from recent paradigm shifts within forensic genetics, moving away from the construction of evidence as presented in court to the production of intelligence guiding criminal investigations.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Sociological Gaze -- 3. Biological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour -- 4. DNA Technologies in Criminal Investigation and Courts -- 5. DNA Databases and Big Data -- 6. Forensic Genetics and Governance of Transnational Criminality -- 7. Emerging DNA Technologies and Stigmatization -- 8. Conclusion.

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Clinical Forensic Medicine : A Physician's Guide

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Margaret M. Stark, editor. (Fourth edition) --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This updated volume on clinical forensic medicine covers the topics required for forensic healthcare professionals working in general forensic medicine and sexual offence medicine. All chapters have been reviewed and revised to reflect how the provision of forensic medical services has changed since the previous edition with multidisciplinary teams working in the custodial environment, comprising doctors, nurses, and paramedics and those practitioners providing sexual offence examinations. New …

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Other Authors: Stark, Margaret M.

Responsibility: Margaret M. Stark, editor

Edition: Fourth edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 545 p.) : 44 illus., 28 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030294625; 9783030294618 (Print ed.); 9783030294632 (Print ed.); 9783030294649 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Medicine

Specialty: Forensic Sciences

Abstract: This updated volume on clinical forensic medicine covers the topics required for forensic healthcare professionals working in general forensic medicine and sexual offence medicine. All chapters have been reviewed and revised to reflect how the provision of forensic medical services has changed since the previous edition with multidisciplinary teams working in the custodial environment, comprising doctors, nurses, and paramedics and those practitioners providing sexual offence examinations. New and updated topics include: the increasing importance of photo documentation by health care professionals; updated information on strangulation, torture; a review of bite mark injuries; the explosion of Novel Psychoactive Substances worldwide; the changing patterns of deaths in custody and deaths following police contact; and the introduction in various jurisdictions of legal limits for drugs based on zero tolerance or a risk based approach. Written by a team of experts, the new edition of this book is a valuable resource for forensic healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and paramedics working in general forensic medicine and sexual offence medicine, as well as emergency physicians, pediatricians and gynaecologists.

Contents: Clinical Forensic Medicine: History and Development -- Fundamental Principles -- Sexual Assault Examination -- Injury Assessment, Documentation & Interpretation -- Physical Child Abuse -- Chemical Crowd Control Agents -- Medical TASER Conducted Electrical Weapons -- Care of Detainees -- Infectious Diseases: The Role of the Forensic Physician -- Fitness to Be Interviewed and Fitness to Be Charged -- Substance Misuse -- Deaths in Custody -- Traffic Medicine.

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Ethical Issues in Clinical Forensic Psychiatry

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Artemis Igoumenou, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This work explores and discusses the ethical dilemmas clinicians face in everyday forensic psychiatry practice. We discuss and reflect on ethical issues involving treatment decisions such as antipsychotic polypharmacy, high doses antipsychotics and prescribing anti-libidinal medications. Ethical issues surrounding the use of technology for the management of mentally disordered offenders are explored in depth. The use of the polygraph test, a controversial method of truth facilitation for sex of…

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Other Authors: Igoumenou, Artemis

Responsibility: Artemis Igoumenou, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 155 p.)

ISBN: 9783030373016; 9783030373009 (Print ed.); 9783030373023 (Print ed.); 9783030373030 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Psychiatry - ethics

Specialty: Ethics; Forensic Sciences; Psychiatry

Abstract: This work explores and discusses the ethical dilemmas clinicians face in everyday forensic psychiatry practice. We discuss and reflect on ethical issues involving treatment decisions such as antipsychotic polypharmacy, high doses antipsychotics and prescribing anti-libidinal medications. Ethical issues surrounding the use of technology for the management of mentally disordered offenders are explored in depth. The use of the polygraph test, a controversial method of truth facilitation for sex offenders, is discussed. Similarly, we discuss the use of tagging for serious offenders that despite being used in the United States of America for a while it has been heavily criticized and opposed. Tagging is gradually being introduced in the UK and other European countries, making consideration of the ethical issues and dilemmas surrounding its use both timely and necessary. This work is a valuable guide for clinicians working in forensic psychiatry settings, particularly when faced with ethical dilemmas concerning decisions around interventions.

Contents: Part I. Clinical Forensic Psychiatry -- Clinical Forensic Psychiatry; Settings and Practices -- Forensic Psychiatry and the Mentally Disordered Offender. Ethical Issues in Treatment Provision within Secure Hospital Environments; Clinical and Legal -- Part II. Ethical Issues in the Treatment and Management of Sex Offenders -- Introduction -- The Use of Medications for the Treatment of Sex Offenders. Ethical Issues and Controversies -- The Use of Polygraph Test in Clinical Forensic Psychiatry Settings -- Part III. Ethical Issues in the Assessment, Treatment and Management of Violent Offenders and Sex Offenders -- Ethical Issues Arising from the Prescription of Antipsychotic Medication in Clinical Forensic Settings -- The Many Faces of Surveillance: Ethical Considerations that Encompass the Use of Electronic Monitoring in Criminal and Clinical Populations -- Assessment and Management of Specific Populations.

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Child Sexual Abuse : Current Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Policy Directions

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Tanya S. Hinds, Angelo P. Giardino. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This brief approaches the challenging topic of child sexual abuse from an objective, evidence-based perspective. It offers an overview of child sexual abuse, including definitions and a clear explanation of the epidemiology. The text also explores the conceptual frameworks that seek to explain how a child comes to be sexually abused by an adult or older adolescent. In the chapters, the authors present credible prevalence and incidence studies that are used to provide a scientific response to ho…

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Author: Hinds, Tanya S.

Other Authors: Giardino, Angelo P.

Responsibility: Tanya S. Hinds, Angelo P. Giardino.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 122 p.) : 42 illus., 41 illus. in color

Series: SpringerBriefs in Child Health

Series Title: SpringerBriefs in public health. Child health

ISBN: 9783030525491; 9783030525484 (Print ed.); 9783030525507 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2625-2872

Subjects (MeSH): Child Abuse, Sexual

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Pediatrics

Abstract: This brief approaches the challenging topic of child sexual abuse from an objective, evidence-based perspective. It offers an overview of child sexual abuse, including definitions and a clear explanation of the epidemiology. The text also explores the conceptual frameworks that seek to explain how a child comes to be sexually abused by an adult or older adolescent. In the chapters, the authors present credible prevalence and incidence studies that are used to provide a scientific response to how common this problem is. In addition, they address the policy implications for a myriad of prevention and treatment initiatives as well as related issues such as delayed reporting and the risk for sexual abuse within child serving organizations. Finally, the brief concludes with the authors' recommendations for the future on how best to prevent child sexual abuse in the first place. Prevention of child sexual abuse is very different than prevention of child physical abuse and neglect and requires a different framework and set of initiatives. Child Sexual Abuse: Current Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Policy Directions is a must-have resource for a range of professionals including healthcare providers, child advocates, clinical social workers, public health officials, mental health providers, and legislative staff professionals. It also is written in a readable manner for members of the lay public.

Contents: 1. Incidence and Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse -- 2. Clinical Perspective -- 3. Related Issues -- 4. Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Coping Strategies among Child-Serving Professionals -- 5. Policy Direction: Focus on Prevention.

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Location: Online

Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care : Clinical, Ethical and Legal Challenges

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Birgit Völlm, Peter Braun, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This book provides an overview of forensic psychiatry, focusing on the provision of care in Europe as well as the legal and ethical challenges posed by long-term stays in forensic settings. Forensic psychiatric services provide care and treatment for mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) in secure in-patient facilities as well as in the community. These services are high-cost/low-volume services; they pose significant restrictions on patients and hence raise considerable ethical challenges. Ther…

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Other Authors: Völlm, Birgit; Braun, Peter

Responsibility: Birgit Völlm, Peter Braun, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 343 p.) : 15 illus., 12 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030125943; 9783030125936 (Print ed.); 9783030125950 (Print ed.); 9783030125967 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Psychiatry; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Long-Term Care - ethics; Patients - psychology; Prisoners - psychology

Other Subjects: Europe

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Psychiatry

Abstract: This book provides an overview of forensic psychiatry, focusing on the provision of care in Europe as well as the legal and ethical challenges posed by long-term stays in forensic settings. Forensic psychiatric services provide care and treatment for mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) in secure in-patient facilities as well as in the community. These services are high-cost/low-volume services; they pose significant restrictions on patients and hence raise considerable ethical challenges. There is no agreed-upon standard for length of stay (LoS) in secure settings and patients’ detainment periods vary considerably across countries and even within the same jurisdiction. Thus far, little research has been conducted to identify factors associated with length of stay; consequently, it remains unclear how services should be configured to meet the needs of this patient group. This volume fills some of those gaps. Furthermore, it presents new research on factors associated with length of stay, both patient-related and organisational. Various approaches to the provision of care for long-term patients in different countries are explored, including a few best practise examples in this specific area of psychiatry. The book also addresses the perspective of those working in forensic care by reviewing quality-of-life research and interviews with patients. The authors of this volume come from a range of professional backgrounds, ensuring a certain breadth and depth in the topic discussion, and even includes patients themselves as (co-)authors.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I. The Context -- 2. Asylums and Deinstitutionalization: The Penrose Hypothesis in the Twenty-First Century -- 3. Challenges in Comparing Health-Care Systems Across Different Countries -- 4. Long Stay in Europe: A Systems-Oriented Approach -- 5. Ethical Aspects of Long-Stay Forensic Psychiatric Care -- 6. Prevalence and Characteristics of Long-Stay Patients: Results from a Study in England -- Part II. Clinical Aspects of Long-Stay -- 7. Recovery and Strength-Based Practice in Long-Term Forensic Psychiatry -- 8. How to Measure Progress in Forensic Care -- 9. Enhancing Protective Factors in the Management of Violence Risk in Long-Term Psychiatric Care -- 10. Quality of Life in Long-Term Clinical Forensic Psychiatry -- 11. Occupational Therapy with Long-Stay Service Users -- 12. Challenges in the Treatment of Sex Offenders -- 13. Long-Stay and Ageing -- 14. The Experience of Long-Stay in Secure Psychiatric Hospitals in the UK: The Patient Perspective -- 15. Forensic Carers and Secure Inpatient Services -- Part III. Service Models and Alternative Provision -- 16. Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care: The Dutch Perspective -- 17. Long-Stay Services in German Forensic Settings -- 18. Forensic Psychiatric Care in Belgium -- 19. Challenges in the Provision of Forensic Services in the Baltic States -- 20. Complementary Model of Long-Term Care in Poland as a Result of the Political Transformation, Law Reform and Service Changes in Forensic Psychiatry -- 21. History and Organization of Long-Stay Forensic Care in Croatia -- 22. The Closure of Forensic Psychiatric Institutions in Italy -- 23. Attitudinal and Organisational Barriers to the Introduction of Long-Stay Services.

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Essentials of Autopsy Practice : Reviews, Updates and Advances

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Guy N. Rutty, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This book covers topical subjects within the field of death investigation, where changes in practice have recently occurred. The topics embrace the multi-disciplinary approach required for death investigation, and address advances in the field of forensic photography, pathology, and 3D printing as applied to forensics. This volume includes chapters on high altitude deaths, the role of 3D-printing applied to forensic investigations, photogrammetry, commotion cordis (an uncommon cause of fatal ca…

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Other Authors: Rutty, Guy N.

Responsibility: Guy N. Rutty, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 157 p.) : 79 illus., 62 illus. in color

Series: Essentials of Autopsy Practice

ISBN: 9783030243302; 9783030243296 (Print ed.); 9783030243319 (Print ed.); 9783030243326 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Autopsy - methods; Forensic Medicine

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Pathology

Abstract: This book covers topical subjects within the field of death investigation, where changes in practice have recently occurred. The topics embrace the multi-disciplinary approach required for death investigation, and address advances in the field of forensic photography, pathology, and 3D printing as applied to forensics. This volume includes chapters on high altitude deaths, the role of 3D-printing applied to forensic investigations, photogrammetry, commotion cordis (an uncommon cause of fatal cardiac arrest) and the cricoid cartilage. Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Reviews, Updates and Advances is an educational and practical resource aimed at trainees and consultants, generalists and specialists, and multi-disciplinary teams.

Contents: 1. The Application of Photogrammetry for Forensic 3D Recording of Crime Scenes, Evidence and People -- 2. 3D Printing Applied to Forensic Investigations -- 3. Post-mortem Examination of Infant Bridging Veins and Subdural Haemorrhage -- 4. Traumatic Carotid Sinus Reflex and Postmortem Investigation of the Glomus Caroticum in Cases of Pressure to the Neck -- 5. The Cricoid Cartilage -- 6. Mountain Deaths -- 7. Fatalities Related to Extreme Aerial Sports -- 8. Commotio Cordis.

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Location: Online

The American Psychiatric Association Publishing textbook of forensic psychiatry

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edited by Liza H. Gold, Richard L. Frierson. (Third edition) --Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing , c2018.

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Other Authors: Gold, Liza H., 1958-; Frierson, Richard L.

Responsibility: edited by Liza H. Gold, Richard L. Frierson

Edition: Third edition

Place of Publication: Arlington, VA

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource [xxiii, 544 pages]

ISBN: 9781615371914; 9781615370672

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Psychiatry

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Psychiatry

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Child Abuse : Diagnostic and Forensic Considerations

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edited by Caroline Rey-Salmon, Catherine Adamsbaum. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to child abuse providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. From fetal life to adolescence, various patterns of child abuse are described in 23 chapters with highlight on early diagnostic features and differential diagnoses. Data on psychological and domestic violence is also presented. Readers will improve their knowledge in the field of child abuse, helping to identify such situations at onset and subsequently prevent recurrences. This volume…

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Other Authors: Rey-Salmon, Caroline; Adamsbaum, Catherine

Responsibility: edited by Caroline Rey-Salmon, Catherine Adamsbaum

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 434 p.) : 27 illus., 10 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319658827; 9783319658810 (print ed.); 9783319658834 (print ed.); 9783319881225 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Child Abuse - diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Pediatrics

Abstract: This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to child abuse providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. From fetal life to adolescence, various patterns of child abuse are described in 23 chapters with highlight on early diagnostic features and differential diagnoses. Data on psychological and domestic violence is also presented. Readers will improve their knowledge in the field of child abuse, helping to identify such situations at onset and subsequently prevent recurrences. This volume outlines and summarizes the main different judicial processes for child abuse around the world. The book also provides the unique angle and information from experts in France, who unlike other countries, are fully independent of all other parties i.e. judges, prosecutors and families, thus having a unique insight to the origin and context of the violence. Insight to their approach can lead to better prevention of abuse around the world. Written by a panel of authors including paediatricians, radiologists, forensic scientists, a judge, a magistrate and a psychologist, this book is of interest to professionals involved in pediatrics healthcare, students, medical doctors or nurses. Beyond the field of health, the book may also concern professionals of social and judicial areas who deal with child abuse.

Contents: Introduction -- Historical approach -- Definitions and epidemiological data -- Judicial expertise in Europe -- Inflicted cutaneous lesions and burns: The skin -- Inflicted cutaneous lesions and burns: Abuse-related burns -- Inflicted skeletal injuries -- Inflicted injuries of brain and spinal cord -- Visceral injuries -- Retinal hemorrhages -- Injuries to the face, neck, mouth and scalp -- Sexual abuse -- Female genital mutilation -- Chemical submission -- Childhood deprivation and neglect -- Psychological maltreatment -- Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Fetus -- Maltreatment and adolescence -- Domestic violence: a form of child maltreatment -- Autopsy and histological findings -- Post mortem imaging -- Diagnostic strategies and recommendations -- The caregiver's position.

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Forensic Histopathology : Fundamentals and Perspectives

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Reinhard B. Dettmeyer. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This second edition, which combines the features of an atlas and a textbook, presents findings in forensic histology, immunohistochemistry, and cytology based on microscopic investigations using different stainings and different antibodies. Questions of quality when working in the field of forensic histology are included as well as scientific perspectives for further research. The principal aim is to provide practitioners with detailed information and guidance on how microscopy can help to clar…

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Author: Dettmeyer, Reinhard B.

Responsibility: Reinhard B. Dettmeyer

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 570 p.) : 452 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319779973; 9783319779966 (print ed.); 9783319779980 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Pathology; Forensic Medicine

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Pathology

Abstract: This second edition, which combines the features of an atlas and a textbook, presents findings in forensic histology, immunohistochemistry, and cytology based on microscopic investigations using different stainings and different antibodies. Questions of quality when working in the field of forensic histology are included as well as scientific perspectives for further research. The principal aim is to provide practitioners with detailed information and guidance on how microscopy can help to clarify the cause of sudden and unexpected death. Therefore additional and particularly rare histopathological findings are presented. Many of the topics will be of interest not only to forensic pathologists but also to general pathologists, whether practitioners or researchers. Examples include the pathology of drug abuse, wound age determination, adverse drug reactions, histopathology of the sudden infant death syndrome, and age determination of myocardial infarction. Both typical and unusual findings are demonstrated with the aid of numerous high-quality color illustrations, and other key literature in forensic histology and immunohistochemistry is highlighted for each topic.

Contents: Introduction -- Staining Techniques and Microscopy -- Histopathology of Selected Trauma -- Histopathology and Drug abuse -- Toxin- and drug-associated Pathologies -- Alcohol-Related Histopathology -- Heat, Fire, Electricity, Lightning, Radiation, and Gases -- Hypothermia -- Thrombosis and Embolism -- Vitality, Injury Age, Determination of Skin Wound Age, and Fracture Age -- Aspiraton and Inhalation -- Forensic-Histological Diagnosis of Species, Gender, Age and Identity -- Coronary Sclerosis, Myocardial Infarction, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Anomalies, and the Cardia Conduction System -- Vascular, Cardia Valve, and Metabolic Diseases -- Lethal Infections, Sepsis, and Shock -- Endocrine Organs -- Pregnancy-Related Death, Death in Newborns, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome -- Forensic Cytology -- Autolysis-Putrefaction-Histothanatology -- Forensic Neuropathology.

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Independent Medical Evaluation : A Practical Guide

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Douglas W. Martin. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses every aspect of Independent Medical Evaluations, an important part of many medical specialty disciplines where forensic opinions are needed by patients, physicians, insurers, and attorneys. Independent Medical Evaluation: A Practical Guide begins by defining the IME product and the IME evaluator themselves, explaining the medicolegal systems, and providing guidance towards establishing these professional services. Following this, the book describes h…

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Author: Martin, Douglas W.

Responsibility: Douglas W. Martin

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 220 p.) : 20 illus., 14 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319719061; 9783319719054 (print ed.); 9783319719078 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Medicine; Independent Medical Evaluation

Specialty: Forensic Sciences

Abstract: This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses every aspect of Independent Medical Evaluations, an important part of many medical specialty disciplines where forensic opinions are needed by patients, physicians, insurers, and attorneys. Independent Medical Evaluation: A Practical Guide begins by defining the IME product and the IME evaluator themselves, explaining the medicolegal systems, and providing guidance towards establishing these professional services. Following this, the book describes how to best use medical records, and best-practices for taking an IME history and conducting an examination. The final few chapters cover developing an IME report, the common challenges and pitfalls encountered, with strategies and pearls shared to illustrate how to avoid them. Structured in a concise, practical format, this essential guide includes a large selection of sample models and templates, for additional teaching purposes. The first of its kind, Independent Medical Evaluation: A Practical Guide is a unique and ideal reference text for any physician working with IME's, from the physician conducting their first exam, to the experienced physician alike.

Contents: Preface -- 1. What is an Independent Medical Evaluator? -- 2. Medicolegal Systems and the IME Provider -- 3. So You Want to do IMEs?Çô How to Develop This Service -- 4. Practical Aspects of IME Appointments Çô Scheduling, Agreements, Etc. -- 5. Setting the Stage—What You Can Learn (and not) From the Medical Records and How to Use Them -- 6. Taking an IME History and Conducting an Examination -- 7. Be Prepared!—Things You May Not Have Thought About -- 8. Addressing Common Questions Posed to the IME Examiner -- 9. Developing and Authoring an IME Report -- 10. Wacky Things That Happen After the Report is Done -- 11.The Independent File Review.

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Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in Europe : A Cross-Border Study Guide

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Kris Goethals, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This study guide aims to make European trainees in forensic psychiatry and psychology and young forensic psychiatrists and psychologists aware of the differences and commonalities in forensic psychiatry and psychology in different countries within Europe and to enable them to learn from the approaches adopted in each country. The guide is divided into five main sections that address legal frameworks, service provision and frameworks, mandatory skills, teaching and training in forensic psychiatr…

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Other Authors: Goethals, Kris

Responsibility: Kris Goethals, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 351 p.) : 11 illus., 6 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319746647; 9783319746623 (print ed.); 9783319746630 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Psychiatry; Forensic Psychology

Other Subjects: Europe

Specialty: Forensic Sciences; Psychiatry

Abstract: This study guide aims to make European trainees in forensic psychiatry and psychology and young forensic psychiatrists and psychologists aware of the differences and commonalities in forensic psychiatry and psychology in different countries within Europe and to enable them to learn from the approaches adopted in each country. The guide is divided into five main sections that address legal frameworks, service provision and frameworks, mandatory skills, teaching and training in forensic psychiatry and psychology, and capita selecta. In addition, recommendations are made with respect to the practice of teaching and training across European countries. It is anticipated that the guide will provide an excellent means of improving specific skills and that, by learning about the offender/patient pathways in the different jurisdictions of Europe, the reader will gain a deeper understanding of the principles that govern methods and practices in their own work with mentally disordered offenders.

Contents: Part I. Legal Frameworks -- 1. Adversarial Versus Inquisitorial Systems of Trial and Investigation in Criminal Procedure -- 2. National Laws and Their History -- 3. Legal Approaches to Criminal Responsibility of Mentally Disordered Offenders in Europe -- 4. New Developments in Legal Systems and Their Impact on Forensic Psychiatry -- 5. The European Impact on National Forensic Psychiatry -- Part II. Service Provision and Frameworks -- 6. Mapping Offender-Patient Pathways -- 7. Organization and Funding of Forensic Psychiatric Facilities Across Europe -- Part III. Specific Skills -- 8. Challenging Language Barriers -- 9. Multi-agency Working -- 10. The Roles of Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists: Professional Experts, Service Providers, Therapists, or All Things for All People? -- 11. Forensic Psychotherapy in Forensic Mental Health -- Part IV. Teaching and Training -- 12. Teaching Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in Europe -- 13. Specialist Training in Forensic Psychiatry in Europe -- 14. Impact of Service Organisation on Teaching and Training -- 15. Evidence-Based Treatment in Forensic Settings -- 16. A European Perspective on Risk Assessment Tools -- 17. Prioritizing Research in Forensic Psychiatry: A European Perspective -- Part V. Capita Selecta -- 18. A (Possible) Role for International Associations in the Development of Forensic Psychiatry Education and Training -- 19. Deinstitutionalization Versus Transinstitutionalization -- 20. Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry -- 21. Pathways to Radicalisation and Violent Extremism -- 22. Recommendations to the Practice of National Teaching, Training and Research.

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Forensic science : a very short introduction

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Fraser, Jim. --Oxford, GBR: Oxford University Press , 2010.

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Author: Fraser, Jim

Place of Publication: Oxford, GBR

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication: 2010

Physical Description: 161 p.

Series Title: Very short introductions

ISBN: 9780191573064

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Sciences

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Location: Online

CyberForensics : understanding information security investigations

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edited by Jennifer Bayuk. --Totowa, NJ: Springer Science+Business Media , c2010.

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Author: Bayuk, Jennifer

Responsibility: edited by Jennifer Bayuk

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2010

Series Title: Springer's Forensic Laboratory Science Series

ISBN: 9781607617723

Subjects (MeSH): Computer Security; Forensic Sciences; Information Management

Subjects (LCSH): Computer science

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Essentials of forensic science : trace evidence

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Houck, Max M. --New York, NY: Facts on File , 2009.

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Author: Houck, Max M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Facts on File

Date of Publication: 2009

Physical Description: 145 p.

ISBN: 9781438116884

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Sciences; Evidence, Criminal

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Location: Online

Encyclopedia of Forensic Science

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Bell, Suzanne. (Rev. ed.) --New York, NY: Facts on File , 2008.

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Author: Bell, Suzanne

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Facts on File

Date of Publication: 2008

Physical Description: 421 p.

ISBN: 9781438118802

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Sciences

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Crime reconstruction

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Chisum, W. Jerry. --Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier/Academic Press , 2007.

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Location: Online

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Author: Chisum, W. Jerry

Other Authors: Turvey, Brent E

Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press

Date of Publication: 2007

Physical Description: 587 p.

ISBN: 6610707596

Subjects (MeSH): Forensic Sciences

Contents: Cover -- FRONT COVER -- COVER ART DETAILS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- 1. A HISTORY OF CRIME RECONSTRUCTION -- DR. JOSEPH E. BELL (1837-1911) -- SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) -- DR. JOHANN (HANS) BAPTIST GUSTAV GROSS (1847-1925) -- DR. ALEXANDRE LACASSAGNE (1843-1924) -- DR. EDMOND LOCARD (1872-1966) -- EDWARD OSCAR HEINRICH (1881-1953) -- DR. PAUL L. KIRK (1902-1970) -- THE BROADER THEME -- REFERENCES -- 2. CRIME RECONSTRUCTION-ETHOS AND ETHICS -- FALLACIES OF LOGIC -- DELIBERATE DECEPTION -- THE FRAUD -- HASTE -- THE INEXPERIENCED -- THE HONEST CRIME RECONSTRUCTIONIST SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE -- RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON UNEVALUATED SURMISE -- A CANON OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR THE CRIME RECONSTRUCTIONIST -- REFERENCES -- 3. OBSERVER EFFECTS AND EXAMINER BIAS: PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON THE FORENSIC EXAMINER -- PURPOSE -- OBSERVER EFFECTS -- "HUSHED" CONVERSATIONS AND THE THIRD RAIL -- SUBJECTIVITY AND EXPECTATION IN FORENSIC SCIENCE -- RECOMMENDATIONS TO BLUNT OBSERVER EFFECTS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- 4. PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CRIME -- IS CRIME RECONSTRUCTION A SCIENCE? -- OVERSIMPLIFICATION AND OCCAM'S RAZOR -- THE POLITICS OF BIAS -- ZEALOUS ADVOCATES -- TAKING STEPS -- THINKING ABOUT THINKING -- THE SOCRATIC METHOD AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD -- INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING -- CRITICAL THINKING -- NO GOOD REASON: LOGICAL FALLACIES IN CRIME RECONSTRUCTION -- PRACTICE STANDARDS -- REFERENCES -- 5. METHODS OF CRIME RECONSTRUCTION -- CRIME RECONSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE -- REASON, METHODS, AND CONFIDENCE -- EVENT ANALYSIS -- THE ROLE OF EVIDENCE: RECONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATIONS -- CREATING TIME LINES -- THE NATURE OF RECONSTRUCTION -- CRITICAL/CREATIVE THINKING EXERCISES -- ANSWERS-SORT OF -- REFERENCES -- 6. EVIDENCE DYNAMICS -- EVIDENCE DYNAMICS -- DYNAMIC INFLUENCES: PREDISCOVERY -- DYNAMIC INFLUENCES: POSTDISCOVERY -- CHAIN OF CUSTODY/CHAIN OF EVIDENCE -- THE CASE OF JAMIE PENICH -- QUESTIONING THE EVIDENCE DYNAMICS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 7. TRACE EVIDENCE IN CRIME RECONSTRUCTION -- FINGERPRINTS -- BLOOD AND SEMEN -- HAIR -- FIBERS -- PAINT -- GLASS -- SOIL -- DUST -- FOOTWEAR AND TIRE TRACKS -- GUNSHOT RESIDUE -- TOOL MARKS -- PROJECTILE WIPES -- EXPLOSIVES RESIDUE -- AUTOMOBILE LIGHT "ON-OR-OFF" DETERMINATION -- TRACE EVIDENCE TRANSFER -- TRACE EVIDENCE INTERPRETATION IN CRIME RECONSTRUCTION -- TRACE EVIDENCE AND THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- 8. SHOOTING INCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION -- SHOOTING INCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION-A PROCESS -- APPLICATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD (A KEY ELEMENT IN THE RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCESS) -- CONSIDERATIONS DURING DIRECT INVESTIGATION OF THE SHOOTING INCIDENT -- RECONSTRUCTION WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ORIGINAL CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -- THE FIREARM -- FIELD AND LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF FIRED AND UNFIRED AMMUNITION COMPONENTS -- DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTILE HOLES, IMPACT SITES, AND RICOCHETS -- DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF PROJECT