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 involved in child death investigation will find this convenient resource essential to their work in the field.
Child Abuse Pocket Atlas Series, Volume 5: Child Fatality and Neglect is a vital tool for any and all members of the child fatality review team, who will benefit both from its comprehensive content and from its convenient and accessible design.
Table of Content
Chapter 1. The Child Death Specialist
Chapter 2. Perinatal Death
Chapter 3. Sudden, Unexplained Infant Death
Chapter 4. Nonabusive Injuries
Chapter 5. Burn Injuries
Chapter 6. Drowning
Chapter 7. Physical Abuse
Chapter 8. Homicides
Chapter 9. Suicides
Chapter 10. Military Approaches
Chapter 11. Neglect
About the author
Randell Alexander, MD, Ph D is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine and has served on several state child death review committees. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.