Forensic Pathology

Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations

by Vincent J.M. DiMaio, Dominick J. Di Maio

Medicolegal 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, unex pected, and suspicious deaths and is responsible for determining the c ause and manner of death, identifying the deceased, determining the ap proximate time of death and injury, collecting evidence from the body, issuing the death certificate, and documenting these events through a n official autopsy report. The basis of the medicolegal investigation is forensic pathology. Written for both medical and investigative pro fessionals, Forensic Pathology, Second Edition presents an overview of medicolegal investigative systems. Completely updated, the book exami nes investigative techniques and procedures that lead to obtaining acc urate conclusions of death by homicide, accident, or suicide.

Genres: Medicine, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Science

592 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the assigned textbook for a course in forensic death investigation that I took this past spring. It is both fascinating and informative, though perhaps not the best choice for a layperson, since there is quite a lot of technical medical terminology throughout. There are also a lot of photographs, which were helpful as visual reference for the conditions and injuries discussed. They are rather graphic, so I don't know that I'd recommend this book to someone with a squeamish stomach.

For people going into a forensic/medicolegal field, however, or even for fiction writers of related genres, DiMaio and DiMaio have provided an excellent reference.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just plain COOL!!

[Walt O'Hara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely technical. Clearly a textbook; as a forensic science dilettante and layperson, I had a difficult time grasping some concepts without a more thorough grounding in the subject. With that said it is an excellent source of technical detail and analysis. I would not advise it for a casual read; Forensic Pathology is a very technical subject for beginners and this is not a beginners book. If you are a writer looking for hard science to back up story points, this is a good source, but be advised you won't be able to skim it.

[Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku forensik yang mudah dimengerti, dan ilustrasi yang ada jg cukup lengkap

[Margaret Langstaff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable resource for mystery-suspense-thriller writers. This is a reference work. One doesn't ever really "finish" it.

[Stuart Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent textbook and great for those, like me, who just have a keen interest. I refer back to it frequently.