Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation

This essential guide, for both students and working professionals alike, is the definitive reference on medicolegal death investigations

Matthew M. Lunn (Author)

9780128036419

Hardback, published 9 February 2017

206 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg

Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation. The text introduces the reader to death investigation, common causes of death, and very specific types of death, including blunt-force injuries, gunshot wounds, and toxicology deaths. Each section includes case studies with written and visual descriptions. Written by a well-known and experienced medicolegal death investigator, the book fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike.

1. Introduction to Death Investigation 2. Death Scene Basics 3. Cause and Manner of Death 4. Common Natural Diseases and Disorders 5. Asphyxiation 6. Blunt-Force Injuries 7. Sharp-Force Injuries 8. Gunshot Wounds 9. Toxicology Deaths 10. Special Death Investigations 11. Ethic/Legal Issues 12. Working With Families

Subject Areas: Criminal justice law [LNFB], Forensic science [JKVF1]