
Medical evidence plays a vital part in many criminal prosecutions, most notably when serious injury or physical abuse is part of the prosecution's case. Now in its third edition, this book is an essential text for practitioners of clinical forensic medicine and for those who...


Forensic medicine is the medical specialty that covers any matter where medicine and the law overlap. A forensic clinician must be a specialist in many areas, able to make a medical assessment of the accused and/or their victim, care for those in custody, provide occupational...