Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (eBook)

A Forensic Handbook

Marc A. LeBeau, Ashraf Mozayani (Herausgeber)

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2001 | 1. Auflage
326 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050476-6 (ISBN)

Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault educates readers on the ways in which drugs are used as weapons in committing sexual assaults and how to successfully investigate these crimes.

It looks at the history of these crimes over the years, and includes an in-depth discussion of the drugs and drug classes in use today. It describes the effects of these drugs on the victims, the process for reporting these crimes, details on the type of person who uses drugs to sexually assault an individual, and obstacles to investigating the suspect. The authors show the proper techniques in collecting and analyzing evidence; ways to overcome some of the unique difficulties encountered in these types of investigations; and how to work with other professionals to prosecute these cases successfully. The concluding appendixes are valuable samples of the necessary forms needed to complete these investigations.

This book is ideal for anyone involved in investigating these crimes, including forensic scientists, law enforcement officers, lawyers, toxicologists, and medical professionals.

* Ideal for everyone involved in the investigation of these crimes, including forensic scientists, police officers, lawyers, toxicologists and medical professionals

Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault educates readers on the ways in which drugs are used as weapons in committing sexual assaults and how to successfully investigate these crimes. It looks at the history of these crimes over the years, and includes an in-depth discussion of the drugs and drug classes in use today. It describes the effects of these drugs on the victims, the process for reporting these crimes, details on the type of person who uses drugs to sexually assault an individual, and obstacles to investigating the suspect. The authors show the proper techniques in collecting and analyzing evidence; ways to overcome some of the unique difficulties encountered in these types of investigations; and how to work with other professionals to prosecute these cases successfully. The concluding appendixes are valuable samples of the necessary forms needed to complete these investigations. This book is ideal for anyone involved in investigating these crimes, including forensic scientists, law enforcement officers, lawyers, toxicologists, and medical professionals.* Ideal for everyone involved in the investigation of these crimes, including forensic scientists, police officers, lawyers, toxicologists and medical professionals

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
CONTENTS 6
CONTRIBUTORS 8
PREFACE 10
CHAPTER 1. THE VICTIM 12
CHAPTER 2. THE PERPETRATORS AND THEIR MODUS OPERANDI 50
CHAPTER 3. ETHANOL 84
CHAPTER 4. ROHYPNOL® AND OTHER BENZODIAZEPINES 100
CHAPTER 5. GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (GHB) AND RELATED PRODUCTS 118
CHAPTER 6. HALLUCINOGENS 138
CHAPTER 7. OPIOIDS 160
CHAPTER 8. MISCELLANEOUS PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS 184
CHAPTER 9. COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE FROM DFSA 208
CHAPTER 10. ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM DFSA CASES 222
CHAPTER 11. SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS 242
CHAPTER 12. INVESTIGATING DFSA CASES 264
CHAPTER 13. PROSECUTION OF DFSA 284
APPENDIX A: SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DFSA INVESTIGATORS 312
APPENDIX B: SAMPLE TOXICOLOGICAL REQUEST FORM FOR DFSA CASES 314
APPENDIX C: SAMPLE SEARCH WARRANT FOR DFSA CASES 316
AUTHOR INDEX 326
SUBJECT INDEX 329

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.8.2001
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-08-050476-0 / 0080504760
ISBN-13	978-0-08-050476-6 / 9780080504766

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