Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 3

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.

List of contents

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<

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: J Gall, Jam Gall, John A. M. Gall, John A. M. (Southern Medical Services) Payne Gall, John A. M. Payne-James Gall, Jason Payne-James
• Assisted by: John A M Gall (Editor), John A. M. Gall (Editor), Gall John A. M. (Editor), Payne-James (Editor), Jason Payne-James (Editor), Payne-James Jason (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781119684091
• ISBN: 978-1-119-68409-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Chemie, Pathologie, Medizin, Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Life Sciences, Pathology, Biowissenschaften, chemistry, Forensic Science, Medical Science, Analytische Chemie / Forensik, Forensics