Medical Law category: 575 books
The Global Body Market
Altruism's Limits
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
Black and gray markets for body parts are illegal, but also pioneering and inventive. Although this type of criminal activity requires dexterity and innovation, these markets thrive and flourish, sometimes in view of law. On the other hand, altruistic procurement is mired by low participation, which...
Police Services
Leadership and Management Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
This volume provides fresh insights and management understanding of the changing role of policing against the backdrop of massive cuts in public expenditure experienced and the changing landscape of policing. The challenges of funding, training, online-crimes and cultural transformation are now felt...
The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book
Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
A primer on the science of criminal investigations. Answers, in plain English, over 950 questions, from the basic science and techniques to the history and practices. Discusses the latest research finds and the tools for crime scene and criminal investigations. The easy-to-use, question-and-answer...
The Unknown Target of Life Experiences
Two boats and the unseen waves of life, past and present and beyond the motionless waters yet to wave
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
David Thomson had a challenging childhood. His father abandoned his wife and seven children, leaving them to struggle with the bleak future that the desperation of poverty often brings. Determined to succeed, Thompson pursued a career with the Philadelphia Police Department where he worked for over 12...
Synbio and Human Health
A Challenge to the Current IP Framework?
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Since 2010, the Inter-university chair in law and the Human Genome has been involved in an EU 7th Framework Programme funded Project called Sybhel, leading work package 5. The aim of this work package was to face the issues related to synthetic biology and intellectual property rights. In these years,...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of disability, hate crime and violence, exploring its emergence on the policy agenda. Engaging with the latest debates in criminology, disability and violence studies, it goes beyond conventional notions of hate crime to look at...
The Health Care Case
The Supreme Court's Decision and Its Implications
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The Supreme Court's decision in the Health Care Case, NFIB v. Sebelius, gripped the nation's attention during the spring of 2012. Like the legislative battle leading to adoption of "Obamacare", the litigation took many unexpected twists and turns, culminating in a surprising, fractured and confusing...
The Politics of Pregnancy
Policy Dilemmas in the Maternal-Fetal Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Here is a comprehensive overview and analysis of issues concerning the maternal-fetal relationship, from abortion to surrogate motherhood. Unlike many books which cover reproductive issues in general, this book focuses in-depth on one aspect of reproduction--the maternal-fetal relationship--to give...
Women With Disabilities
Found Voices
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Here is a powerful stimulus for thought, discussion, and coalition building in the area of women and disability. This innovative book was written by women with disabilities and women professionals who work with persons with disabilities. Women With Disabilities covers many concerns about life with...
Sexual Assault Quick Reference 2e
For Health Care, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
558 pages, 204 images, 97 contributors For the safety of survivors, and in support of their professional caretakers, Sexual Assault Quick Reference offers comprehensive, accessible guidelines for responding to sexual assault, wherever it occurs. The revised second edition of Sexual Assault Quick Reference...
Physical Examinations of Sexual Assault, Volume 1
Assault Histories Pocket Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
236 pages, 666 images, 21 contributors In cases of sexual assault, it is important that investigators and care providers be able to respond quickly and appropriately in examining survivors, not only to ensure their health and safety but also to preserve any physical evidence left by the perpetrator....
Child Abuse Pocket Atlas, Volume 5
Child Fatality and Neglect
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
300 pages, 646 images, 11 contributors This new pocket atlas, part 5 of an ongoing series on child abuse, is designed specifically for professionals involved in the investigation of child death, both intentional and unintentional. Readers in law enforcement, medicine, and other readers professionally...
Physical Examinations of Sexual Assault, Volume 2
Nonassault Variants and Normal Findings Pocket Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
232 pages, 555 images, 25 contributors While examining suspected sexual assault survivors, it is important that investigators be able to accurately assess not only for those findings indicative of assault but also for normal or otherwise nonassaultive findings. The difference between normal and assaultive...
Babies of Technology
Assisted Reproduction and the Rights of the Child
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Millions of children have been born in the United States with the help of cutting-edge reproductive technologies, much to the delight of their parents. But alarmingly, scarce attention has been paid to the lax regulations that have made the U.S. a major fertility tourism destination. And without clear...