Legal Medicine: Forensic Sexology and Child Legal Medicine

Legal Medicine · Clinical Bases

How it begins

Exhaustive expert-level compendium on medical-legal expertise in crimes against sexual freedom, forensic examination methodology, injury assessment, chain of custody, child abuse and child protection.

What it covers

1. Forensic Medicine in Sexual Crimes and Crimes against Minors
2. Legal Framework and Penal Types in Sexual Crimes
3. · 1.1 Redefinition of Consent
4. · 1.2 Classification of Violations
5. · 1.3 Circumstances with Special Medical-Legal Relevance
6. The Medical-Legal Recognition of the Victim of Sexual Assault
7. · 2.1 Conditions of Recognition
8. · 2.2 Forensic Anamnesis
9. · 2.3 General Physical Examination
10. The Hymen: Morphology, Variants and Forensic Exploration
11. · 3.1 Morphology and Classification
12. · 3.2 Physiological Modifications of the Hymen Throughout Life
13. · 3.3 Hymenal Injuries: Standardized Forensic Terminology
14. · 3.4 Forensic Colposcopy
15. Genital, Perianal and Rectal Injuries
16. · 4.1 Introitus and Vagina Injuries
17. · 4.2 Anorectal Lesions
18. · 4.3 Cervical Injuries
19. · 4.4 Temporal Assessment of Injuries
20. Collection and Preservation of Biological Evidence
21. · 5.1 Semen Study
22. · 5.2 Forensic Genetics and DNA Analysis
23. Male Sexual Assault
24. · 6.1 Genital Examination of the Male Victim
25. · 6.2 Collection of Evidence from Male Victim
26. · 6.3 The Male as Aggressor: Examination of the Suspect
27. Chemical Submission: Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA)
28. · 7.1 Substances Used
29. · 7.2 Urgent Protocol in DFSA
30. Sexually Transmitted Infections as Forensic Evidence
31. The Chain of Custody
32. · 9.1 Fundamental Principles
33. The Medical-Legal Expert Report
34. Child Abuse: Definition and Classification
35. · 11.1 Classification
36. · 11.2 Physical Abuse: Warning Signs
37. · 11.3 Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS / Abusive Head Trauma)
38. Child Sexual Abuse (CSA): Diagnosis and Expertise
39. · 12.1 Examination of the Minor Victim of CSA
40. Abuse due to Negligence and Abandonment
41. · 13.1 Failure to Thrive due to Deprivation
42. · 13.2 Medical Negligence
43. Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Manufactured or Induced Illness (FID)
44. · 14.1 Forms of Presentation
45. · 14.2 Diagnostic Warning Signs
46. Sudden Infant Death (SIDS): Differential Diagnosis with Homicide
47. · 15.1 Pathophysiology of SIDS
48. · 15.2 Autopsy Findings in the SIDS
49. · 15.3 Differential Diagnosis SIDS vs. Homicide by Asphyxiation
50. Infanticide and Neonatal Death
51. · 16.1 Expert Issues in Neonatal Death
52. · 16.2 Concealment of Childbirth and Exposure of the Newborn
53. Forensic Age Determination
54. · 17.1 Age Estimation Methods in Minors
55. · 17.2 Limitations and Recommendations
56. The Testimony of the Minor in the Criminal Procedure
57. · 18.1 The Forensic Interview of the Minor
58. · 18.2 Assessment of the Credibility of the Minor's Testimony
59. Multidisciplinary Action and Notification Protocol
60. · 19.1 The Multidisciplinary Team
61. · 19.2 Obligation to Report
62. · 19.3 Urgent Protection Measures