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Forensic Pathology, 2Ed
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 648

Forensic Pathology, 2Ed

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996-08-02
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

An updated and revised edition of the major reference work in forensic pathology, this will be an important purchase for all in the field. 'Forensic Pathology' offers a thorough, detailed guide to the performance and interpretation of post-mortem examinations conducted for the police and other legal authorities.

Knight's Forensic Pathology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 665

Knight's Forensic Pathology

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-11-04
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The fourth edition of Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international resource for those in training and in practice, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality.The contents are intended to lead th

Death in the Family
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 466

Death in the Family

In this national bestseller, a work of vigorous reporting, deep compassion and unerring integrity, award-winning journalist and documentarian John Chipman investigates the lives left ruined in the wake of Dr. Charles Smith's ignominious career. In the mid-'90s, the Ontario Coroner's office decided that death investigation teams needed to "think dirty." They wanted coroners, pathologists and police to be more suspicious--to "assume that all deaths are homicides until satisfied that they are not." They were particularly concerned about pediatric deaths, which historically had been exceedingly difficult to investigate. There were usually no witnesses; no evidence to gather at the scene; no outw...

The Global Practice of Forensic Science
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 394

The Global Practice of Forensic Science

  • Categories: Law

The Global Practice of Forensic Science presents histories, issues, patterns, and diversity in the applications of international forensic science. Written by 64 experienced and internationally recognized forensic scientists, the volume documents the practice of forensic science in 28 countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Each country’s chapter explores factors of political history, academic linkages, the influence of individual cases, facility development, types of cases examined, integration within forensic science, recruitment, training, funding, certification, accreditation, quality control, technology, disaster preparedness, legal issues, research and future directions. Aimed at all scholars interested in international forensic science, the volume provides detail on the diverse fields within forensic science and their applications around the world.

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2253

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences

  • Categories: Law

Forensic science includes all aspects of investigating a crime, including: chemistry, biology and physics, and also incorporates countless other specialties. Today, the service offered under the guise of "forensic science’ includes specialties from virtually all aspects of modern science, medicine, engineering, mathematics and technology. The Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Second Edition, Four Volume Set is a reference source that will inform both the crime scene worker and the laboratory worker of each other’s protocols, procedures and limitations. Written by leading scientists in each area, every article is peer reviewed to establish clarity, accuracy, and comprehensiveness. As ref...

Science, Technology, and Criminal Justice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 202

Science, Technology, and Criminal Justice

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Peter Lang

Science, Technology, & Criminal Justice examines the issues that trial and appellate judges confront when addressing the scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements that appear with increasing frequency in criminal proceedings. The book assesses how judges treat the admissibility of both the results and the procedures of different forensic techniques in criminal trials. This assessment - critical in determining how our legal system will maintain the appropriate balance between protecting our personal safety, and preserving our civil liberties in a time of amazing scientific discoveries - culminates in an analysis of how the disciplines of law and science come together in the pursuit of justice.

The History of Forensic Science in India
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 178

The History of Forensic Science in India

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-08-24
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This book explores the interaction between science and society and the development of forensic science as well as the historical roots of crime detection in colonial India. Covering a period from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, the author examines how British colonial rulers changed the perception of crime which prevailed in the colonial states and introduced forensic science as a measure of criminal identification in the Indian subcontinent. The book traces the historical background of the development and use of forensic science in civil and criminal investigation during the colonial period, and explores the extent to which forensic science has proven useful in investigation and trials. C...

Bon: The Last Highway
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 512

Bon: The Last Highway

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-05-31
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  • Publisher: ECW Press

An affectionate, honest tribute now updated with new revelations about the rock and roll icon who helped make AC/DC an international sensation The second edition of Bon: The Last Highway includes a brand new 16-page introduction. Fink examines… • New information from French media that changes what we know about who was with Bon Scott the night he died • The London drug-dealing connections of the late Alistair Kinnear • A possible heroin link involving the late Yes bassist Chris Squire • Revised theories on how Bon died With unprecedented access to Bon’s lovers and newly unearthed documents, this updated edition contains a new introduction and more revelations about the singer’s death, dispelling once and for all the idea that Scott succumbed to acute alcohol poisoning on February 19, 1980. Meticulously researched and packed with fresh information, Bon: The Last Highway is an affectionate, honest tribute to a titan of rock music.

A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 456

A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling

  • Categories: Law

The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those needing to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information. Combining material from the successful Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science with newly commissioned and updated material, the Editors have used their own extensive experience in criminal casework across the world to compile an informative guide that will provide knowledge and thought-provoking articles of interest to anyone involved or interested in the use of DNA in the forensic context. Following extensive introductory chapters covering forensic DNA profiling and forensic genetics, this comprehensive volume presents a s...

Bodies of Information
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 249

Bodies of Information

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-11-04
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Bodies of Information initiates the Routledge Advances in the History of Bioethics series by encompassing interdisciplinary Bioethical discussions on a wide range of descriptions of bodies in relation to their contexts from varying perspectives: including literary analysis, sociology, criminology, anthropology, osteology and cultural studies, to read a variety of types of artefacts, from the Romano-British period to Hip Hop. Van Rensselaer Potter coined the phrase Global Bioethics to define human relationships with their contexts. This and subsequent volumes return to Potter’s founding vision from historical perspectives, and asks, how did we get here from then?