NCJ Number
61742
Editor(s)
S H BURGES,
J E HILTON
Date Published
1978
Length
560 pages
Annotation
A GROUP OF 18 POLICE SURGEONS SURGEONS AND 4 EXPERTS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE ROLE OF THE POLICE SURGEON AND THE GROWTH OF CLINICAL FORENSIC MEDICINE AS A SPECIAL DISCIPLINE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Abstract
THIS HANDBOOK, PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN, IS INTENDED FOR ALL FORENSIC PHYSICIANS, PATHOLOGISTS, FORENSIC SCIENTISTS, POLICE OFFICERS, GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, CASUALTY OFFICERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, LAWYERS, AND CRIMINOLOGISTS. THE BOOK PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEGAL MEDICINE, LISTS ASSOCIATED FORENSIC SCIENCE SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND DESCRIBES THE NATURE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ORGANIZATION OF POLICE FORCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. IT ALSO DISCUSSES UNIVERSITY FORENSIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, AND NORTHERN IRELAND. MEDICAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURES FOR POLICE PERSONNEL, EXAMINATION ROOM EQUIPMENT, AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT EXAMINATION ARE DISCUSSED. THE POLICE SURGEON'S ROLE IN SUDDEN DEATH AND INJURY CASES IS DESCRIBED, AS WELL AS HIS ROLE IN THE EXAMINATION OF FIREARM INJURIES AND NONACCIDENTAL INJURIES TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN. THE BOOK ALSO DEALS WITH EXAMINATION PROCEDURES FOR SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIMS AND ACCUSED, GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF SEXUAL OFFENSES, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OFFENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY AND ON LAWFUL SEXUAL ACTS. FURTHER CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE MANAGEMENT OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ABNORMALITIES, AND KINDS OF POISONING. A CHAPTER ON THE POLICE SURGEON AS LEGAL WITNESS, GLOSSARY OF LEGAL DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURES, AND HALF-TONE LINE DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS ARE INCLUDED. FOR ADDITIONAL REFERENCES, SEE NCJ 61743-61765. (AOP)