NCJ Number
12318
Date Published
1971
Length
224 pages
Annotation
DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF VIOLENT DEATHS WHICH ARE OFTEN DUE TO CRIMINAL ACTION.
Abstract
THE BOOK DESCRIBES THE DETAILS OF A PATHOLOGIST'S RECONSTRUCTION OF A CRIME INCLUDING ESTIMATING THE TIME OF DEATH AND ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIM. DEATHS DUE TO ASPHYXIA, WOUNDING, SHOOTING, AND POISONING ARE DISCUSSED. THE SALIENT FEATURES OF DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL CRIMES, ABORTION, AND INFANT DEATHS ARE ALSO COVERED.