This revised comprehensive edition on forensic medicine offers the newest data and techniques in police procedures and medicolegal investigation of death. Chapters cover subjects such as identification of remains, criminal interrogation and evidence, and the medicolegal investigation of deaths due to specific causes (e.g., gunshot wounds, stabbing wounds, asphyxia, drowning, burning, poisoning, direct violence, highway accidents). The text also deals with such topics as examination of the scene of a homicide, estimating the time of death, examination of blood stains, the preservation and transportation of firearms evidence, and popular fallacies in homicide investigation. One chapter specifically concerns the management of a sensational murder case. This text is intended for use by both novices and professionals.
