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OverviewMedicolegal investigation of death is the most crucial and significant function of the medical examiner within the criminal justice system. The medical examiner is primarily concerned with violent, sudden, unexpected, and suspicious deaths and is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death, identifying the deceased, determining the approximate time of death and injury, collecting evidence from the body, issuing the death certificate, and documenting these events through an official autopsy report. The basis of the medicolegal investigation is forensic pathology.Written for both medical and investigative professionals, Forensic Pathology, Second Edition presents an overview of medicolegal investigative systems. Completely updated, the book examines investigative techniques and procedures that lead to obtaining accurate conclusions of death by homicide, accident, or suicide. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dominick DiMaio ((Deceased) Brooklyn, New York, USA) , Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. (Chief Medical Examiner, Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Edition: 2nd New edition Volume: 27 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.000kg ISBN: 9780849300721ISBN 10: 084930072 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 28 June 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780367251482 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAbout the first edition: The range of conditions described emphasizes the massive combined experience of these authors, and the objective style of the text makes this an extremely valuable reference for every forensic pathologist and an excellent teaching medium for those who are working for their boards or other qualifications. - Journal of the Forensic Science Society About the first edition: The range of conditions described emphasizes the massive combined experience of these authors, and the objective style of the text makes this an extremely valuable reference for every forensic pathologist and an excellent teaching medium for those who are working for their boards or other qualifications. - Journal of the Forensic Science Society Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |