THE NEW POLICE SURGEON A Practical Guide to Clinical Forensic Medicine

Hardback. Foreword by Sir Robert Mark. Twenty years previous to publication, forensic medicine was an ill-nourished limb of clinical medicine, practised by a few enthusiastic amateurs and encouraged by a handful of enlightened forensic pathologists. Today a specialist forensic physician is available to serve the needs of most police divisions. The vast majority of forensic physicians are police surgeons. However, an attitude of polite indifference in the traditional seats of learning and among those responsible for law and order, threatened to consign this speciality to a state of stagnation and decline. Fortunately the police surgeons themselves, under the auspices of the Association of Police Surgeons of Great Britain, set out to reverse this trend. This book is a worthy example of the Association's policy. Amply illustrated with half-tones, line drawings and diagrams, it is a comprehensive account of the different aspects of clinical forensic medicine. Every chapter is written by a distinguished specialist. Their professional competence combines to give hard information, sound advice and, above all, the benefit of practical experience in matters where there is overlap between medicine, law, forensic science, court and police procedure, the welfare services and industrial applications. An essential handbook for all forensic physicians, pathologists, forensic scientists, police officers, general medical practitioners, casualty officers, social workers, lawyers and criminologists. With Notes on Contributors, Illus. + Index. 560pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. With damp-marked covers (see images), o/w Nr. Vg. with contents clean and tight in sl. creased Vg. dw. Musty. A heavy book at 1.5kg and will require additional postage.