Mary H. Dudley

Forensic Medicolegal Injury and Death Investigation

Forensic Medicolegal Injury and Death, second edition, provides an introduction to forensic science and coverage of injury patterns, natural disease, suicidal deaths, accidental trauma, child injury and fatalities, elder deaths, domestic violence, and mass fatality.This revised second edition updates all sections and chapters using current references and resources, with contributions from forensic experts who bring their experiences and perspectives to the discussions and key case studies. Illustrative tables and photos have been added to the chapters, as well as the incorporation of the forensic investigator role specific to each category of injury and death covered. The chapters on specific types of injury include updated methodology, technology, current standards and best practices in forensic investigation. The inclusion of case studies pull together the application of information used in the investigation of actual forensic cases. Other improvements include: appendices on investigator report writing, preliminary reports of death, a death investigator supply list, information on vicarious trauma, and an appendix regarding witness testimony.Bringing together the expertise of experienced forensic scientists, forensic pathologists, and medicolegal investigators, Forensic Medicolegal Injury and Death Investigation, second edition is an invaluable reference for anyone who has direct contact with death, crime, and the medicolegal system, including nurses, physicians, attorneys, death investigators, forensic pathologists, and police detectives.