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

by Muscari, Mary E., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826124173
• ISBN10: 0826124178
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

Health care practitioners frequently work with victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and juvenile offenders, but often lack the education and resources they need to deal with the everyday forensic issues of pediatric practice. This quick guide provides current information that assists pediatric practitioners with the prevention, identification, and management of pediatric victims and offenders.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface: The Forensic Aspects of Pediatrics	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
General Principles
The Effects of Violence Exposure on Children	p. 3
Cultural Aspects of Forensics	p. 17
Forensic Assessment and Documentation	p. 29
Principles of Evidence	p. 43
Navigating the Juvenile Justice System	p. 51
Expert Witness Testimony	p. 59
Professional Stress and Burnout	p. 69
Children As Victims
Child Abuse	p. 81
Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma	p. 101
Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy	p. 113
Sexual Abuse	p. 123
Sexual Exploitation	p. 139
Child Abductions	p. 153
Psychological Effects of Victimization	p. 171
Children of Incarcerated Parents	p. 185
Children As Offenders
Juvenile Delinquency	p. 195
Child Delinquents	p. 211
Female Delinquents	p. 221
Bullying	p. 229
School Violence	p. 247
Juvenile Animal Cruelty	p. 259
Juvenile Firesetting	p. 269
Gangs	p. 283
Juvenile Sex Offenders	p. 299
Dating Violence	p. 313
Unnatural Deaths
Medicolegal Child Death Investigation	p. 327
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death	p. 345
Filicide	p. 359
Child and Adolescent Suicide	p. 369
Asphyxial "Games"	p. 377
Homicide Survivors	p. 385
Forensic Glossary	p. 399
Appendices
Infant Developmental Milestones Important for Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigations	p. 411
State Age Parameters in the Juvenile Justice System	p. 413
Crime Victim Compensation Programs	p. 417
Pediatric and Parent Assessments	p. 421
Index	p. 437
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