Forensic Medicine

Designed as a companion to the Forensic Psychiatry (Oxford Specialist Handbook), Second Edition, this new casebook complements the domains of both theory and practice put forward in the handbook, but also works as a standalone volume for those who wishes...

In this controversial, evidence-based account of how and why the health-care establishment has got the concept of 'healthy eating' so wrong, Barry Groves shows us how to take charge of our own health and lives, in contravention of what the health-care...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592409174Author Thomas GoetzFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 237g

For two thousand years, cadavers - some willingly, some unwittingly - have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian...

Ortner's Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains, Third Edition, provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of the pathological conditions that affect the human skeleton. As ancient skeletal remains can reveal a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781463571931Author MD Jerry L Tennant MDFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm...

Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications provides an accessible and practical approach to the key areas involved in this developing subject. The book contains case studies throughout the text that take the reader from the field, to the lab analysis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982129682Author Singer JFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

For over ten years he was first detective on the scene when a murder was committed in south London. In the confusion and horror of the crime scene he identified the forensic clues that would later be needed to convict the killer in the calm and measured...

Arson and other types of deliberate firesetting have major human and financial costs across the globe. People with mental disorder are disproportionately involved and mental health practitioners are frequently required to assess, treat and manage this...

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology, with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife forensics, wound analysis and the potential of microbiomes as forensic...

This second edition of Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology offers a fresh perspective on the drugs and poisons that you are most likely to encounter in forensic toxicology, with a focus on collection, extraction and analysis. With additional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911273974Author Peter MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Mango BooksPublisher Mango Books

The UK Government's Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Strategy is one of the most significant developments in mental health and criminal justice in recent years. The challenges presented by personality disorder offenders are not unique to the UK and...

A thoroughly updated introduction to forensic entomology In the newly revised second edition of The Science of Forensic Entomology, two distinguished entomologists deliver a foundational and practical resource that equips students and professionals to be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306828805Author Laurah NortonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm *...

Shocking new insider information that shows what really happened in Wuhan, China, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak and in the ensuing cover-up.The day that Dr. Andrew G. Huff left his senior scientist and vice president role at EcoHealth Alliance...

Since the early 2000s, a growing body of scientific studies in neuropathology, neurology, neurosurgery, biomechanics, statistics, criminology and psychology has cast doubt on the forensic reliability of medical determinations of Shaken Baby Syndrome...

What is the true origin of COVID-19? President Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to further investigate the origins of COVID-19. Clearly, the US government isn't decided on what really happened at the start of the pandemic. Was it truly a...

A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain "This work will be required reading in fields of research that do not often overlap such as the histories of medical thought,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400049233Author Emily CraigFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

In Bodies of Evidence, Ian Burney offers an important reinterpretation of the role of the scientific expert in the modern democratic state. At the core of this study lies the coroner's inquest-the ancient tribunal in English law held to account for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Firecracker Alternative Book Award (Special Recognition) 1997.Book InformationISBN 9780922915293Author Katherine DunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Feral...

This is a completely revised edition of a comprehensive and popular introduction to the fast moving area of Forensic Genetics. The text begins with key concepts needed to fully appreciate the subject and moves on to examine the latest developments in the...

The first text to specifically address this growing field, Forensic Chemistry introduces the principal areas of study from the perspective of analytical chemistry-addressing the legal context in which forensic chemistry is conducted, types of samples and...

DNA testing and its forensic analysis are recognized as the "gold standard" in forensic identification science methods. However, there is a great need for a hands-on step-by-step guide to teach the forensic DNA community how to interpret DNA mixtures,...

The definitive text for students of digital forensics, as well as professionals looking to deepen their understanding of an increasingly critical field Written by faculty members and associates of the world-renowned Norwegian Information Security...

A truly interdisciplinary approach to this core subject within Forensic Science Combines essential theory with practical crime scene workIncludes case studiesApplicable to all time periods so has relevance for conventional archaeology, prehistory and...

A guide to the interface between forensic anthropology and the United States legal system Designed for forensic anthropologists at all levels of expertise, Forensic Anthropology and the United States Judicial System offers a comprehensive examination of...

Forensic Dental Evidence: An Investigators Handbook highlights the discussion regarding unjust convictions caused by inaccurate bitemark opinions. The book focuses on cases that use forensic techniques, emphasizing modern methods and protocols. Through...

The field of forensic archaeology has developed over recent years from being a branch of conventional archaeology into a well-established discipline in its own right. Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains takes an innovative approach to the subject by...

The best storytellers and presenters know that a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures simplify stories. They make stories memorable. They clarify complex concepts and they educate the audience in the easiest way. That is why attorneys work with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987206633Author Susan HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Susan HayesPublisher Susan HayesWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 5mm

In 1999, investigators announced that a single dose of nevirapine, a new antiviral drug, could stop the spread of the AIDS virus from infected mothers to their newborn babies. It was a discovery that ""changed the face of AIDS globally"" but it came at a...

Injuries are one of the most serious public health problems facing the United States today. Through premature death, disability, medical cost and lost productivity, injuries impact the health and welfare of all Americans. Deaths only begin to tell the...

Research suggests that future influenza pandemics are inevitable as strains of the virus mutate in new ways. With this uncomfortable reality in mind, this book examines how the general public experienced the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus outbreak by bringing...

There appears to be nearly universal acknowledgement of a need to disseminate scientific research in forensic assessments to those 'in the trenches'. The Best Practices in Forensic Mental Health Assessment series was developed to directly address this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802064028Author G. BilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto Press

Epidemiology is a basic medical science that is fundamental to understanding diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Diagnosis requires answers to a series of questions: is this patient sick or well? If sick, what are the chances of a particular disease...

Animal maltreatment includes physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or hoarding of animals, and all states have laws prohibiting various forms of animal maltreatment. About one-half have statutory provisions mandating or allowing courts to order forensic...