Current Practice in Forensic Medicine

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Although forensic medicine has been in existence for centuries inone guise or another, it is only with the recent growth ininternational research that it has begun to be acknowledged as aspecific discipline in its own right. Many areas of progress arebeing made and this text aims to provide a unique, in-depth andcritical update on selected topics that are of direct relevance tothose practicing in the field including lawyers, police, medicaland dental practitioners, forensic scientists andpostgraduate/undergraduate medical students and undergraduate lawstudents preparing for forensic medicine examinations. This volume is designed to cover the wider aspects of forensicmedicine, including the law, science, medicine (forensic pathology,clinical forensic medicine and forensic psychiatry) and dentistry.Topics covered include subjects of debate and/or uncertainty inareas where significant advances have been made and in those ofcurrent relevance to the forensic profession, Chapters provide avariety of approaches to the areas under discussion with reviews ofcurrent knowledge, information on significant changes and pointersto the future that the reader should be aware of. Features: * An authoritative review, for forensic medicine practitionersthroughout the world, from leading international experts in thefield. * Provides critical commentary and updates on currentpractice. * Topics include: a guide to the presentation of forensic medicalevidence, bioterrorism, the paediatric hymen, assessment andinterpretation of bone trauma in children, adult sexual assault,genital photography, forensic photography, common errors in injuryinterpretation, self-inflicted injuries and associatedpsychological profiles, bite marks and the role of the pathologistin aviation disasters. * Includes a wealth of four colour figures to illustrate keypoints discussed within the text.

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John A. M. Gall

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"This being said, given the challenges in locating an expertwilling and able to be called by the defence on an issue involvingforensic medicine, this text would certainly be a valuable additionto the criminal practitioner's library." (For the Defence, 2012) "If you find this book up your street and valuable, as many ofyou will, look out for more: The editors intend there to be afollow up 'regular multi volume text addressing recentadvances in the practice of forensic medicine'." (Expert WitnessNewsletter, 1 March 2012) "All in all, a very useful book. I would highly recommend thisbook not only to all forensic physicians, but to everyonepracticing in this field. I would imagine that his book would behighly useful for lawyers, police, medical and dentalpractitioners, forensic scientists. I would also recommend thisbook to all undergraduate and postgraduate law and medical studentspreparing for forensic medicine examinations." (Anil Aggrawal'sInternet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 1 January2012) "Most of the topics are extremely useful for newly trained andin-training forensic pathologists. The book provides a concisesummary of controversial topics with good references, although somechapters are less pertinent." (Doody's, 14 October 2011) "The editors of this text have compiled an authoritative reviewof the topic, with contributions from leading international expertsin the field. They provide enough detail about the forensicsciences to give practitioners some insight into these areaswithout attempting to turn them into experts." (Sydney ForensicMedicine and Science Network, 2011) "Edited and written by leading international experts in thefield, this in depth guide will provide an invaluable andauthoritative, critique of topical areas of forensic medicine thatare of key interest to practitioners throughout the world."(PR-Inside.com, 22 February 2011)
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