Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics: A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals

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ISBN: 9780826124227 | 0826124224
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Copyright: 5/1/2010

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Nurses and other health care professionals who work with victims and perpetrators of violence are often confronted with issues that they may not have prior training in, such as identifying and managing victims of violent crime. This book is designed to serve as a quick resource for practicing health care providers treating adults and older adults, as well as for students or practitioners new to the field.

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Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
General Principles
The Cycle and Continuum of Violence	p. 3
Cultural Aspects of Forensics	p. 9
Forensic Assessment and Documentation	p. 21
Principles of Evidence	p. 35
Navigating the Criminal Justice System	p. 43
Expert Witness Testimony	p. 49
Competency, Guardianship, and Civil Commitment	p. 59
Violence in Health Care Settings	p. 65
Professional Stress and Burnout	p. 73
Adults and Older Adults as Victims
Effects of Victimization on Adults and Older Adults	p. 85
Victimization of Adults and Older Adults With Disabilities	p. 103
Intimate Partner Violence in Adults	p. 117
Intimate Partner Violence in Older Adults	p. 131
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Intimate Partner Violence	p. 139
Elders Abused by Family Members	p. 147
Elders Abused by Health Care Workers	p. 159
Female Victims of Sexual Assault	p. 167
Male Victims of Sexual Assault	p. 183
Elder Victims of Sexual Assault	p. 191
Victims of Human Trafficking	p. 199
Victims of Personal Injury	p. 207
Stalking	p. 217
Victim Services	p. 227
Adults and Older Adults as Offenders
Substance Abuse and Offending	p. 235
Offenders With Mental Illness and Cognitive Impairment	p. 245
Violence Risk Assessment	p. 253
Long-Term Offenders	p. 259
Offenders in Correctional Facilities	p. 265
Offenders in the Community	p. 275
Perpetrators of intimate Partner Violence	p. 285
Abusive Parents	p. 297
Perpetrators of Elder Abuse	p. 305
Adult Perpetrators of Sexual Violence	p. 315
Older Adult Perpetrators of Sexual Violence	p. 337
Female Offenders	p. 341
Animal Cruelty	p. 351
Parenting While Incarcerated	p. 365
Unnatural Deaths
Medicolegal Death Investigation	p. 373
Deaths of Elders in Long-Term Care Facilities	p. 387
Suicide	p. 391
Autoerotic Asphyxia	p. 399
Homicide Survivors	p. 405
Adult Body Diagrams	p. 413
Crime Victim Compensation Programs	p. 415
Forensic Glossary	p. 419
Index	p. 431
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Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics: A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals

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