{"product_id":"current-practice-in-forensic-medicine-volume-3-isbn-9781119684091","title":"Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3","description":"\u003cb\u003eCURRENT PRACTICE in Forensic Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents a unique overview and critical commentary on the latest developments in forensic medical practice worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurrent Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides non-country specific information to guide international forensic medicine practitioners and healthcare professionals \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains detailed yet concise chapters written by authors with particular expertise in the subject covered\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the clinical and pathological aspects of forensic medicine and relevant areas in toxicology, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and forensic biology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers riot control weapons, chemical warfare, non-fatal strangulation, DNA in crime detection, and many other essential topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes up-to-date information on the new Medical Examiner system in England and Wales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupported by the most recent evidence-based research, \u003ci\u003eCurrent Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: The new Medical Examiner System in England and Wales: its role in the medicolegal investigation of death 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and function of the Medical Examiner system in England and Wales 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Examiners 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Examiner Officers 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow does a Medical Examiner Service work? 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationships with other teams supporting the deceased and bereaved 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Who makes false allegations and why? The nature, motives, and mental health status of those who wrongly allege sexual assault 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nature of false allegations 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberate fabrication 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInadvertent allegations 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Disclosure of evidence in sexual assault cases 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition and interpretation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisclosure and the medical professional 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Court of Appeal judgements in the context of forensic and legal medicine 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Current perspectives on the type and use of weapons used to police public assemblies around the world 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLess- lethal weapons 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinetic impact projectiles 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Non- fatal strangulation 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon- fatal strangulation and intimate- partner violence 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal status of non- fatal strangulation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon- fatal strangulation and assault 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms and signs of non- fatal strangulation (acute and longer term) 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of findings and descriptions of NFS assaults 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement of non- fatal strangulation 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiological imaging in non- fatal strangulation 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: DNA: current developments and perspectives 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTR improved autosomal multiplexes used for criminal justice 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRapid DNA 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA mixtures 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMassively parallel sequencing 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic DNA phenotyping 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic genealogy 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: The utility of forensic radiology in evaluation of soft tissue injury 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of cross- sectional radiological imaging 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of injury 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjury patterns and causation 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGunshot injuries 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLigature soft tissue injuries 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Abusive head trauma in children – a clinical diagnostic dilemma 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief history 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent hypothesis on the development of subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhage, and hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy in AHT 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe presentation and diagnosis of AHT 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe development of a controversy 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical medicine and the medical diagnosis 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative hypotheses 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort- distance falls 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe circular argument 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfession evidence 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe missing biomechanical model 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe clinician’s approach to a diagnosis of AHT 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerminology 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: The ageing population: needs and problems of the older person in prison 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and social care needs of older people in prison 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey steps in addressing the needs of the older person in prison 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere next? 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: Fitness to plead and stand trial – from the Ecclesfield Cotton Mill dam to Capitol Hill 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe application of the Pritchard test in England and Wales 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical illness or disability and fitness to plead and fitness to stand trial in England and Wales 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated provisions in some other common law jurisdictions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA practical approach to assessment 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw reports 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: Quality standards for healthcare professionals working with victims of torture in detention 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy were quality standards needed? 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence of torture 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical consequences of prior torture 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of torture 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetention in the United Kingdom and risks for patients’ health 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of detention on victims of torture 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional responsibility 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve: A forensic approach to intimate partner homicide 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘crime of passion’ discourse 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoercive control discourse 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical narratives and discourse 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIPH and IPA as expert knowledge 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponse practices 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Thirteen: Non- lethal physical abuse in the elderly 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure to diagnose 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ageing process 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Fourteen: Physical intervention and restraint 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe organisational approach to managing challenging behaviour, aggression, and violence 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimising the risk of injury and death 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of force in therapeutic environments 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe use- of- force hierarchy 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganisational approaches to managing challenging behaviour and violence 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical interventions in other (non- policing) environments 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe range and risks of physical interventions 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Fifteen: Medical and toxicological aspects of chemical warfare: the nature, classification, and management of chemical agents used in warfare 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOPCW and control and schedules 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazard\/threat assessment 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental indicators and detection overview 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioanalytical detection overview 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClasses of chemical weapons and casualty management 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulmonary agents: chlorine and phosgene 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsphyxiants: cyanide and hydrogen sulphide 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlistering agents\/vesicants: sulphur mustard chlorine and lewisite 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther chemical warfare agents 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpiates and opioids 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfluoroisobutene (PFIB) 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioregulators 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndorphins and enkephalins 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurokinins, including substance P 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndothelins 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBradykinin 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAngiotensin 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurotensin 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Bioregulators 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A.M. Gall \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eJournal of Legal and Forensic Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Payne-James \u003c\/b\u003eis a Specialist in Forensic \u0026amp; Legal Medicine \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents a unique overview and critical commentary on the latest developments in forensic medical practice worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurrent Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an in-depth examination of key areas of the field. 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