Angelo P. Giardino & Diana Faugno 
Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span 2e, Volume 1 
Investigation, Diagnosis, and the Multidisciplinary Team

462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors

This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault. It includes comprehensive medical guides for the diagnosis and treatment of assaultive trauma; legal guides to investigation and prosecution; and guidelines for the role of first responders in cases of sexual assault, including EMS and law enforcement professionals.

Supplemented by nearly 200 full-color photographs, this new title offers an excellent visual reference for professionals in the field, in addition to in-depth guidelines for diagnostic and investigative procedures in response to sexual assault.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Chapter 1: Health Consequences of Sexual Trauma Across the
Life Span
Chapter 2: Anogenital Anatomy: Developmental, Normal,
Variant, and Healing
Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of Gender-Based
Violence
Chapter 4: Informed Consent and Sexual Assault
Chapter 5: Bite Mark Evidence
Chapter 6: Forensic Serology: Current and Emerging
Technologies
Chapter 7: Evidence Collection From Victims of Sexual
Violence
Chapter 8: Differential Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse
Chapter 9: Verbal Evidence: Testifying in Court
Chapter 10: International Systems Response to Sexual Violence
Chapter 11: SANE/SART History and Role Development
Chapter 12: Evaluating Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Programs: Effectiveness in Multiple Domains
Chapter 13: Sexual Abuse: Understanding the Approach
to the Medical Examination of Child and
Adolescent Victims
Chapter 14: Forensic Examination of the Sexual Assault Suspect
Chapter 15: Role of EMS Prehospital Care Providers
Chapter 16: Law Enforcement Issues
Chapter 17: The Role of Police as First Responders
Chapter 18: Legal Issues in Sexual Assault From a Prosecutor’s
Perspective

Sobre o autor

Patricia Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner who specializes in public health and forensic nursing. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and later completed her doctoral dissertation on sexual assault program evaluation