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This landmark practical guide assists all those involved in monitoring detention conditions and investigating and preventing torture. The prestigious global author team identify the medical, legal and professional frameworks and international instruments applicable to those detained, and highlight how torture or other cruel and inhuman degrading treatments or punishments are identified, investigated and should be prevented. · A comprehensive and wide range of detention settings and circumstances are covered including police stations, prisons, mental health, and social care civil conditions to prisoner of war, detention camps, military, and armed conflict. · Advice, monitoring, and assessment is given for special groups, including the custody of women, children, vulnerable adults, and individuals on hunger strike · Practical guidelines are given for the assessment of ill-treatment of individuals in custody including sexual abuse · Online links to the latest legal, ethical, and medical guidelines for key countries help to make this book appropriate for all. Challenging, thought-provoking yet thoroughly practical, this book is essential reading for anyone involved in the monitoring of detention conditions and the treatment and investigation of individuals in any form of custody. The content is aimed primarily at healthcare professionals but it also highly relevant for anyone who may form part of a visiting team, including lay individuals, lawyers and law enforcement professionals, as well as for academics.

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Author:   Jason Payne-James (Barts and the London Medical and Dental School, London, UK) ,  Jonathan Beynon ,  Duarte Vieira (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.952kg
ISBN:  

9781138632929

ISBN 10:   1138632929
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   04 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents International legal framework on torture Juan E. Méndez The role and responsibilities of health professionals involved in the care of those in detention Jørgen L. Thomsen Standards applicable in the prevention of torture in places of detention Jonathan Beynon Healthcare for those in detention Michael Levy Psychological assessment and documentation of torture in detention Nimisha Patel Assessment of physical evidence of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment during visits to places of detention Jason Payne-James, Jonathan Beynon and Duarte Nuno Vieira Radiology in the documentation of torture and ill-treatment Hermann Vogel Management of hunger strikes in detention Hernán Reyes Legal aspects of detention in military detention Kirsty Sutherland and Peter Glenser Sexual assault in detention Jason Payne-James Children in detention Peter Green Investigation of ill-treatment during detention Hernán Reyes Investigation of deaths in custody Marc Bollman, Morris Tidball-Binz, Bernice Elger and Patrice Mangin The Istanbul Protocol: development, practical application and future directions Vincent Iacopino Dilemmas for healthcare professionals involved in the care of detainees Máximo Alberto Duque Piedrahíta Solitary confinement: current concerns and proposed protections Sharon Shalev

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Dr Jason Payne-James LLM MSc FRCS FFFLM DFM, Consultant Forensic Physician; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry; Director, Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd, UK Dr Jonathan Beynon MB BS BSc MA, DTM&H, Independent consultant in the prevention of torture, monitoring conditions of detention and health in detention. Member of the Independent Medical Advisory Panel of the Council of Europe for advising on health in detention, UK Professor Duarte Nuno Vieira MD, MSc, PhD, Head of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine; Chief Forensic Pathologist, Portugal; Full Professor of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Sciences, Ethics & Medical Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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