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The Juvenile Skeleton in Forensic Abuse Investigations
. Ed(S): Ross, Ann H.; Abel, Suzanne M.
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Description for The Juvenile Skeleton in Forensic Abuse Investigations
Paperback. Juvenile homicide and fatal maltreatment are serious and pervasive problems in the developed world and especially in the United States. This multidisciplinary resource explores many of the finer details of investigations into abuse-related juvenile fatalities. Editor(s): Ross, Ann H.; Abel, Suzanne M. Num Pages: 215 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JKVF1; MBGL; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Juvenile homicide and fatal maltreatment remain serious and pervasive problems in the developed world and especially in the United States, where in 2005 some 1,500 children died from neglect and physical abuse. Alarming statistics such as this, as well as an upsurge in the media attention paid to all things forensic, underscore the pressing need for the utmost rigor in the scientific investigation of child abuse cases. This well timed volume is a response to the climate of public and press interest in such inquiries, where the forensic aspects of the casework generate an enormous amount of attention. The contributions ... Read more
Juvenile homicide and fatal maltreatment remain serious and pervasive problems in the developed world and especially in the United States, where in 2005 some 1,500 children died from neglect and physical abuse. Alarming statistics such as this, as well as an upsurge in the media attention paid to all things forensic, underscore the pressing need for the utmost rigor in the scientific investigation of child abuse cases. This well timed volume is a response to the climate of public and press interest in such inquiries, where the forensic aspects of the casework generate an enormous amount of attention. The contributions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781627038898
SKU
V9781627038898
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Juvenile Skeleton in Forensic Abuse Investigations
From the reviews: “Since the book’s twelve chapters were written by anthropologists and other specialists in their respective disciplines, it offers a broad variety of topics and demonstrates the multidisciplinary investigative approach in cases of juvenile skeleton trauma very well. This is a very interesting book for all professionals dealing with children who were subject to neglect and/or abuse.” ... Read more