Forensic Science Medicine

This book makes up a major part of the broad specialty of Digital Forensic Science, comprising mainly of tools and technologies of cyber forensic experts for their future practice. The book will be useful to practitioners of forensic medicine, experts, cyber experts, law makers, investigating authorities, and undergraduate and postgraduate medical school graduates of medicine.

This revised edition has been completely updated and expanded to address the latest developments and professional concerns in forensic medicine. There are new chapters on the medical aspects of police restraint and new material on the potential of police exposure to infection, the role of alcohol and drugs in vehicular accidents, and forensic sampling in sexual assault examinations. The chapters on fundamental principles, nonaccidental injury in children, and the care of detainees are all fully revised, as are the appendices (now containing a list of useful websites).

Written by a very well-known authority in forensic science, this book introduces the non-scientific reader to the field of forensic science. Through applications to criminal investigations, clear explanations of the techniques, and the abilities and limitations of modern crime labs, Criminalistics covers the comprehensive realm of forensics.

Forensic medicine uses medical specialties and scientific techniques from various fields–dentistry, psychology, and biology, among others–to investigate the causes of death, injury, or disease. This book explores the use of forensic medicine in each of these areas, as well as how the findings come together to solve cases.