Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System Sharon A. H. May Innocent until proven guilty,” the cornerstone concept of the American criminal justice system, embodies constitutional principles designed to achieve…
Treating Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse: Forensic Identification and Documentation Daniel J. Sheridan Intimate partner abuse has profound physical and psychological health effects on millions of Americans and is now…
Serology and DNA Evidence Rosalind Bowman Teri J. Labbe Kimberly A. Mullings Once a crime has been committed, law enforcement needs to determine what has happened (when, why, and how)…
Elder Abuse Adam J. Geroff Jonathan S. Olshaker When I was a laddie I lived with my granny And many a hiding ma granny di’ed me. Now I am a…
Forensic Examination of Adult Victims and Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Judith A. Linden Annie Lewis-O’Connor M. Christine Jackson Sexual assault is a crime of violence, which often goes unreported yet…
Child Abuse/Assault Richard Lichenstein Adrienne H. Suggs Child maltreatment is an unfortunate aspect of clinical forensic medicine. Caffey (1) first described child abuse in 1946, when he recognized that some…
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault of Adolescents V. Jill Kempthorne In the past several decades, it has become apparent that sexual victimization is widespread both in the United States and…
Child Sexual Assault: The Acute Assessment Mary-Theresa L. Baker A child who has been sexually assaulted requires examination by the most competent medical provider available in an appropriately timely manner….
Forensic Aspects of Motor Vehicle Trauma William S. Smock Motor-vehicle–related trauma claimed 42,636 lives and injured more than 2.7 million people in the United States in 2004 (1). The majority…
Forensic Emergency Medicine: Penetrating Trauma William S. Smock Forensic emergency medicine is the application of forensic medical knowledge and appropriate techniques to living patients in the emergency department. Patients with…
