Autoerotic Deaths: Practical Forensic and Investigative Perspectives

With a combination of theory and practice and utilizing a case history format, his book educates practitioners and investigators on autoerotic fatalities. The book offers more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and checklists to provide critical information to those without any previous exposure or experience in autoerotic fatalities. The authors explain how some concepts of autoerotic deaths, such as typical versus atypical methods, have evolved in the past two decades. Chapters cover the definition and epidemiology of autoerotic deaths, the crime scene elements, a review of all reported cases, typical method, atypical method, atypical victims, and ethical considerations.