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Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives
Christopher P. Holstege, MD, Director, Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Thomas Neer, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Academy, CIRG - Behavioral Analysis Unit, Quantico, Virginia, Gregory B. Saathoff, MD, Associate Professor of Research, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, Executive Director, Critical Incident Analysis Group, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, R. Brent Furbee, MD, Medical Director, Indiana Poison Center, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
ISBN-13: 9780763744632
ISBN-10: 0763744638
$99.95 (Sugg. US List)
Paperback
352 Pages
© 2011
Will Publish: 3/29/2010
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A Comprehensive Study of Criminal Toxicology
Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives offers health care providers, investigators and attorneys a comprehensive look at the history, employment and ex post facto analysis of criminal poisoning.
Drawing on the vast expertise of the authors—law enforcement agents and physicians with robust experience in the realm of criminal poisoning—Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives covers the illegal use of poisons to harm people and the methods of detection available to investigators and prosecutors.
Each chapter covers a specific toxin, from acids and herbals to drugs of abuse, and includes a case study that explains the diagnostic challenges associated with detecting and prosecuting a criminal poisoning. What’s more, the book delves into who may poison—including the psychological factors that motivate someone to kill—and who may be a likely victim.
Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between medical practitioners and law enforcement agents, delivering the definitive resource for professionals on the topic.
Key features include: - Information on unique toxins not discussed in other books, such as dioxin or trichothecene mycotoxin
- Both the clinical and forensic approaches to investigating criminal poisoning
- Illustrated text with in-depth descriptions of poisons including delivery, toxicology, detection and clinical effects
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