Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3

Herausgegeben:Gall, John A. M.; Payne-James, Jason

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Produktbeschreibung

CURRENT PRACTICE in Forensic Medicine

Presents a unique overview and critical commentary on the latest developments in forensic medical practice worldwide

The field of forensic medicine continues to evolve worldwide. In recent years, the amount of research has increased and new areas of forensic specialization have developed. Forensic practitioners need to keep pace with a range of international advances from innovative technologies to new or revised laws and regulations to emerging issues of controversy.

Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3 provides an in-depth examination of key areas of the field. This timely and comprehensive resource addresses consent for forensic procedures, imaging for soft tissue injuries, working with victims of torture, non-accidental injury in the elderly, medical and toxicological aspects of chemical warfare, non-fatal strangulation, abusive head trauma in young children, and more. Each chapter contains a general overview of the area under discussion, references to published literature, and detailed discussion of significant changes and key points.
_ Offers new insights into false allegations of sexual assault, coercive control and the homicide timeline in partner abuse cases, and the needs of elderly persons in detention
_ Provides non-country specific information to guide international forensic medicine practitioners and healthcare professionals
_ Contains detailed yet concise chapters written by authors with particular expertise in the subject covered
_ Addresses the clinical and pathological aspects of forensic medicine and relevant areas in toxicology, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and forensic biology
_ Covers riot control weapons, chemical warfare, non-fatal strangulation, DNA in crime detection, and many other essential topics
_ Includes up-to-date information on the new Medical Examiner system in England and Wales

Supported by the most recent evidence-based research, Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3 is a must-have for all those involved in various aspects of forensic medicine including doctors, dentists, forensic scientists, lawyers, law enforcement professionals, and forensic practitioners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119684090
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 170mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 834g
• ISBN-13: 9781119684091
• ISBN-10: 1119684099
• Artikelnr.: 60605137

Autorenporträt

John A.M. Gall is a consultant forensic physician, Director of Southern Medical Services, Principal of Era Health, Senior Consultant with the Victorian Paediatric Forensic Medical Service, Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, and an Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne. He is President of the International Association of Clinical Forensic Medicine and a member of the International Editorial Board of the Journal of Legal and Forensic Medicine. Jason Payne-James is a Specialist in Forensic & Legal Medicine & Consultant Forensic Physician. He is Honorary Clinical Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London. He is Lead Medical Examiner at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK. He is Chair of the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons and an Executive Board Member of the European Council of Legal Medicine. He is Medical Director of Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd, Southminster, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors

Preface xix

Chapter One: The new Medical Examiner System in England and Wales: its role in the medicolegal investigation of death 1

Introduction 1

Background 2

Structure and function of the Medical Examiner system in England and Wales 7

Medical Examiners 9

Medical Examiner Officers 11

How does a Medical Examiner Service work? 12

Relationships with other teams supporting the deceased and bereaved 16

Conclusion 16

References 17

Chapter Two: Who makes false allegations and why? The nature, motives, and mental health status of those who wrongly allege sexual assault 21

The nature of false allegations 21

Deliberate fabrication 22

Inadvertent allegations 27

Conclusion 33

References 34

Chapter Three: Disclosure of evidence in sexual assault cases 41

Introduction 41

Definition and interpretation 42

Disclosure and the medical professional 44

The Court of Appeal judgements in the context of forensic and legal medicine 49

Conclusion 51

References 52

Chapter Four: Current perspectives on the type and use of weapons used to police public assemblies around the world 55

Introduction 55

Less- lethal weapons 59

Kinetic impact projectiles 65

Conclusion 73

Acknowledgement 73

References 74

Chapter Five: Non- fatal strangulation 81

Introduction 81

Non- fatal strangulation and intimate- partner violence 81

Legal status of non- fatal strangulation 82

Non- fatal strangulation and assault 83

Symptoms and signs of non- fatal strangulation (acute and longer term) 86

Examples of findings and descriptions of NFS assaults 97

Management of non- fatal strangulation 104

Radiological imaging in non- fatal strangulation 104

Conclusion 106

References 106

Chapter Six: DNA: current developments and perspectives 109

Introduction 109

STR improved autosomal multiplexes used for criminal justice 110

Rapid DNA 113

DNA mixtures 116

Massively parallel sequencing 119

Forensic DNA phenotyping 124

Forensic genealogy 132

Conclusion 135

References 135

Chapter Seven: The utility of forensic radiology in evaluation of soft tissue injury 143

Introduction 143

Limitations 145

Types of cross- sectional radiological imaging 147

Types of injury 148

Injury patterns and causation 157

Gunshot injuries 160

Ligature soft tissue injuries 160

Conclusion 163

References 163

Chapter Eight: Abusive head trauma in children - a clinical diagnostic dilemma 167

Definitions 167

A brief history 168

Current hypothesis on the development of subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhage, and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in AHT 170

The presentation and diagnosis of AHT 170

The development of a controversy 171

Clinical medicine and the medical diagnosis 173

Alternative hypotheses 173

Short- distance falls 174

The circular argument 175

Confession evidence 176

The missing biomechanical model 176

The clinician's approach to a diagnosis of AHT 177

Terminology 179

Conclusion 182

References 182

Chapter Nine: The ageing population: needs and problems of the older person in prison 187<