Mason's Forensic Medicine for Lawyers

6th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-78043-476-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury

Buch, Englisch, 620 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 753 g

The essential and accessible introductory guide to forensic medicine for legal practitioners, particularly those in criminal law.

Designed also to guide medical experts through the various UK legal and court systems, it deals with definitions of offences, the investigation of sudden deaths and the key duties of the expert who gives evidence in court.

This sixth edition covers:

-An introduction to relevant clinical terms, the systems of the body and autopsy procedure
-Chapters on the main areas of forensic medicine including injuries from assaults, firearms, asphyxia, water and fire
-Specialist chapters on non-accidental injury to children, sexual offences, odontology, toxicology and the care of detainees
-All the relevant statutory and common law offences
-The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 in conjunction with the relevant Rules and Guidance The Criminal and Civil Procedure Rules and relevant case law on the role and duties of expertsPrimary and secondary legislation relating to care of detainees and investigation of deaths in custody (e.g. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984)

Completely revised, this new edition is written from the viewpoint of the legal practitioner and medical expert witness. To this end it provides practical guidance, including diagrams on new developments and problem areas in forensic medicine. It also offers suggestions for further reading which will enable the practitioner to understand expert reports as well as identify potential areas where further expertise is necessary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitwell, Helen

Thorne KC, Katy

Kolar, Alexander

Harvey, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Gerichtsmedizin
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Rechtsmedizin, Forensik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
1 Introduction to human anatomy and physiology

2 An introduction to clinical medicine and clinical investigation

3 The autopsy procedure

4 Medical aspects of death

5 Coroners' courts and fatal accident inquiries

6 Sudden natural death

7 Wounding: injuries and their interpretation

8 Ballistics: injury and death due to firearms

9 Head injury and other brain pathology

10 Major blunt impact trauma: road traffic collisions and falls

11 Asphyxia, pressure to the neck and similar entities

12 Drowning and hypothermia

13 Heat, fire and electricity

14 Child injuries and deaths

15 Sexual assaults

16 Forensic odontology
17 Forensic toxicology
18 Care of detainees

19 Deaths in state settings

20 Criminal justice in the United Kingdom

21 Role and duties of the expert

Über Autor(innen)

Thorne KC, Katy
Katy Thorne is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, and specialises in criminal trials and appeals. She is highly experienced in cases involving medical or scientific evidence, and is also experienced in inquests and deaths in custody.

Whitwell, Helen
Helen Whitwell is Emeritus Home Office Forensic Pathologist on the Home Office Register and former Professor of Forensic Pathology. She has extensive experience in forensic pathology, including forensic neuropathology in the UK and internationally.

Kolar, Alexander
Alexander Kolar is a Forensic Pathologist on the Home Officer Register covering the West Midlands region with increasing expertise in the field of forensic pathology.

Harvey, Paul
Paul Havey, Barrister, has been employed as a lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights since 2005, is an Associate Tenant at Doughty Street Chambers, and is also a contributing author to Harris, O'Boyle and Warbrick, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Professor Helen Whitwell is Emeritus Home Office Forensic Pathologist and former Professor of Forensic Pathology. Katy Thorne is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, and specialises in criminal trials and appeals. Dr Alexander Kolar is a Forensic Pathologist on the Home Officer Register covering the West Midlands region. Paul Harvey, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers has been a lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights since 2005 and has worked on cases against the United Kingdom involving mental health.