Quick reference to adult and older adult forensics : a guide for nurses and other health care professionals / Kathleen M. Brown, Mary E. Muscari.
The book not only has full descriptions of principles of evidence, but also offers detailed guidelines on how to conduct a forensic assessment of adults and older adults. Additionally, the authors examine the concepts of competency and guardianship, and provide guidelines for navigating the justice system. The authors provide current, concise, and easy-to-use information in short chapters that assist practitioners with the prevention of crimes and the identification and management of both victims and offenders.
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- ISBN: 9780826124227 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0826124224 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780826124234 (E-book)
- ISBN: 0826124232 (E-book)
- Physical Description: xxi, 453 p., [7] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | General principles -- Adults and older adults as victims -- As offenders -- Unnatural deaths -- Adult body diagrams -- Crime victim compensation programs. |
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Subject: | Medical jurisprudence. Nurses. Forensic Medicine > methods. Adult. Aged. Crime Victims. Risk Assessment. Violence > prevention & control. |
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Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics : A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals
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Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics : A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Ann Wolbert Burgess | p. xiii | |
Preface | p. xv | |
Acknowledgments | p. xxi | |
Section I | General Principles | |
1 | The Cycle and Continuum of Violence | p. 3 |
2 | Cultural Aspects of Forensics | p. 9 |
3 | Forensic Assessment and Documentation | p. 21 |
4 | Principles of Evidence | p. 35 |
5 | Navigating the Criminal Justice System | p. 43 |
6 | Expert Witness Testimony | p. 49 |
7 | Competency, Guardianship, and Civil Commitment | p. 59 |
8 | Violence in Health Care Settings | p. 65 |
9 | Professional Stress and Burnout | p. 73 |
Section II | Adults and Older Adults as Victims | |
10 | Effects of Victimization on Adults and Older Adults | p. 85 |
11 | Victimization of Adults and Older Adults With Disabilities | p. 103 |
12 | Intimate Partner Violence in Adults | p. 117 |
13 | Intimate Partner Violence in Older Adults | p. 131 |
14 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence | p. 139 |
15 | Elders Abused by Family Members | p. 147 |
16 | Elders Abused by Health Care Workers | p. 159 |
17 | Female Victims of Sexual Assault | p. 167 |
18 | Male Victims of Sexual Assault | p. 183 |
19 | Elder Victims of Sexual Assault | p. 191 |
20 | Victims of Human Trafficking | p. 199 |
21 | Victims of Personal Injury | p. 207 |
22 | Stalking | p. 217 |
23 | Victim Services | p. 227 |
Section III | Adults and Older Adults as Offenders | |
24 | Substance Abuse and Offending | p. 235 |
25 | Offenders With Mental Illness and Cognitive Impairment | p. 245 |
26 | Violence Risk Assessment | p. 253 |
27 | Long-Term Offenders | p. 259 |
28 | Offenders in Correctional Facilities | p. 265 |
29 | Offenders in the Community | p. 275 |
30 | Perpetrators of intimate Partner Violence | p. 285 |
31 | Abusive Parents | p. 297 |
32 | Perpetrators of Elder Abuse | p. 305 |
33 | Adult Perpetrators of Sexual Violence | p. 315 |
34 | Older Adult Perpetrators of Sexual Violence | p. 337 |
35 | Female Offenders | p. 341 |
36 | Animal Cruelty | p. 351 |
37 | Parenting While Incarcerated | p. 365 |
Section IV | Unnatural Deaths | |
38 | Medicolegal Death Investigation | p. 373 |
39 | Deaths of Elders in Long-Term Care Facilities | p. 387 |
40 | Suicide | p. 391 |
41 | Autoerotic Asphyxia | p. 399 |
42 | Homicide Survivors | p. 405 |
Appendix A | Adult Body Diagrams | p. 413 |
Appendix B | Crime Victim Compensation Programs | p. 415 |
Forensic Glossary | p. 419 | |
Index | p. 431 |