NCJ Number
60373
Date Published
1979
Length
155 pages
Annotation
FORENSIC MEDICINE AND CHEMISTRY ARE COVERED IN THIS 1979 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS) UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINING 148 ENTRIES WITH ABSTRACTS.
Abstract
THE PUBLISHED NTIS SEARCH LISTS JOURNAL ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND BOOKS COVERING BREATH ALCOHOL TESTS, BLOOD ANALYSES, EXPLOSIVES IDENTIFICATION, DRUG DETECTION, PATHOLOGY, NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, AND OTHER CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. THE USE OF SUCH TECHNIQUES IN ACCIDENT AND CRIME INVESTIGATION IS REVIEWED AS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE EVIDENCE IN COURT. OTHER TOPICS ADDRESSED ARE THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE IN JAILS AND PRISONS, THE INMATE'S LEGAL RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE, AND MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG INMATES. THE FORENSIC MEDICINE PAPERS INCLUDE BOTH DESCRIPTIONS OF FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ARTICLES ON THE TEACHING OF LEGAL MEDICINE. IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE THE RESULT OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RESEARCH, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS SYMPOSIUM REPORTS AND TRANSLATIONS OF FOREIGN BOOKS AND ARTICLES. PRICE AND AVAILABILITY ARE NOTED FOR EACH ITEM. ALL ITEMS ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND WERE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1964 AND MARCH 1979.