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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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- ISBN: 0826124232 (E-book)
- ISBN: 9780826124234 (E-book)
- ISBN: 0826124224 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780826124227 (alk. paper)
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xxi, 453 p., [7] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
print - 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RA 1053 .B76 2010 | 30541214 | General Collection | Available | - |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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