30. Elder Maltreatment
CHAPTER 30. Elder MaltreatmentForensic Biomarkers Catherine Pearsall Background Elder maltreatment is one of the most underdiagnosed and underreported problems in society, and as such it presents as an integral challenge…
8. Behavioral Analysis
CHAPTER 8. Behavioral Analysis Mark E. Safarik and Robert K. Ressler Since the 1970s, investigative profilers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime…
29. Child Maltreatment
CHAPTER 29. Child MaltreatmentForensic Biomarkers Cris Finn Child abuse and neglect have occurred throughout history, but for many years no laws existed to protect young victims or to ensure their…
21. Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes
CHAPTER 21. Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes Mary K. Sullivan and Ann Wolbert Burgess This chapter concerns deaths occurring in the course of autoerotic activities in which a potentially injurious…
41. Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes
CHAPTER 41. Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes Anil Aggrawal Forensic nurses, especially those working in the psychiatric field, will continue to work with sexual offenders and deviants. This chapter highlights…
4. Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse
CHAPTER 4. Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse Steven A. Koehler A new field of science has emerged that is part forensic science and part epidemiology. It is called forensic…
17. Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation
CHAPTER 17. Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation Virginia A. Lynch The Culture of Death “The fundamental law of the social order is the progressive control of life and death.”…
36. Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
CHAPTER 36. Psychiatric Forensic Nursing Tom Mason Forensic psychiatric nursing is a dynamic profession, that has grown developmentally over many years and will likely extend its sphere of operations in…
39. Sudden Death During Restraint
CHAPTER 39. Sudden Death During RestraintExcited Delirium Syndrome Theresa G. Di Maio and Vincent J.M. Di Maio The sudden, unexplained death of an individual in custody presents a difficult challenge…
33. Sequelae of Sexual Violence
CHAPTER 33. Sequelae of Sexual Violence Pamela J. Dole This chapter discusses the physical, emotional, and sexual consequences of sexual abuse. Consequences of sexual abuse include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)….
