abstract：:Two groups of offenders, one charged with sex crimes as well as with crimes of larceny, and the other charged with sex crimes only, are compared with respect to their demographic characteristics and their intelligence and diagnostic classification as determined via psychological testing. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bonheur HH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few sexual fatalities show ambiguous or conflicting evidence of manner of death or, in cases involving partners, of the partner's intent. In such equivocal cases, postmortem behavioral analysis and reconstruction aid in understanding what happened and provide an explainable basis for expert judgment and opinion, eve...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hazelwood RR,Dietz PE,Burgess AW

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of tests were conducted to determine the velocities necessary for lead air gun pellets (calibers .177 and .22) and caliber .38 lead bullets to perforate skin. Human lower extremities were used. Caliber .177 air gun pellets weighing 8.25 grains required a minimum velocity of 101 m/s (331 ft/s) to perforate ski...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： DiMaio VJ,Copeland AR,Besant-Matthews PE,Fletcher LA,Jones A

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population of persons who were found, at death, to have significant levels of isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) in their blood is described. The role of isopropanol in causing death is reviewed in 57 fatal cases. The contribution of acetone, the major metabolite of isopropanol, to death is assessed. Results indicate t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Alexander CB,McBay AJ,Hudson RP

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stepwise multiple discriminant function analysis is used to establish classification functions for sex assessment of North American white femora. The functions correctly assign sex for 82% of a sample consisting of 85 femora of verified age, sex, and race, and for a similarly verified test sample of 30. The objectives...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Taylor JV,DiBennardo R

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomorrow's psychiatrist should be more cognizant, competent, and comfortable in forensic science matters. Psychiatric cases are increasingly the subjects of litigation, but justice in the court depends on able advocacy by all parties. Advocacy for patient-plaintiffs is more similar to customary clinical roles than is ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Parlour RR,Jones LR

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred eighty-seven deaths directly related to narcotic abuse occurred in the District of columbia between July 1971 and December 1979. Factors contributing to death in some cases included lack of opiate tolerance as well as the conjoint abuse of ethanol. Free morphine was identified more often in the blood of vi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zimney EL,Luke JL

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phencyclidine (PCP) can be detected in human hair wih commercially available radioimmunoassay regents. hair samples of all subjects admitting PCP use were positive, while thin-layer chromatographic urine analyses were positive in only one of seven cases. Presumably the drug is incorporated into the hair during period...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baumgartner AM,Jones PF,Black CT

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythrocyte peptidase A (Pep A) displays a genetic polymorphism in blacks. Its occurrence in human semen was examined for its possible use as a semen typing system. Studies by starch gel electrophoresis, in which the Pep A was located by an improved method, were carried out on semen, semen stains, and vaginal sw...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Parkin BH

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1970s have yielded many situations in which psychiatrists have been summoned by agents of the state for help in resolving terrorist-related crises. This paper tries to examine the evolving role of forensic psychiatrists as they participate in such situations and reviews some of the functions involved in open commu...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Daly LN

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable recent activity in the development of standards relating to bioacoustics, especially in the areas of noise, hearing, and speech. Most of these national and international standards are written within the framework of the Bioacoustic Committee, S3, of the American National Standards Institute...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yost WA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of apparent suicide by injection of snake venom was investigated. Evidence found at the scene and presumably used for self-injection was positive for nonspecific venom but had the characteristics of a viper venom. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yadlowski JM,Tu AT,Garriott JC,Norton LE

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some delinquents who were unreachable and failed to respond to juvenile interventions may at age 17 or 18 become depressed and then be accessible and motivated for treatment and rehabilitation. If their needs and potentials remain unrecognized, they may act out their depression with continued offenses, alcoholism, dru...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Russell DH,Hardman GL

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a 53-year-old white male who successfully committed suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen and chest, after which he was driven 11 km (seven miles) to a church without anybody noticing his wounds. In the church he finished his task by stabbing himself through the calvarium. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fekete JF,Fox AD

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A basilar skull fracture that extends along both petrous bones is generally considered to be a response to impacts to the lateral aspects of the head. This generalization is not warranted as such a fracture often results from impacts to any point around the base of the skull or to the chin. These facts were appreciate...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harvey FH,Jones AM

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of certain fluorescing vapor-phase chemicals for the development of latent fingerprints is described. Some advantages of these chemicals over other methods that use fluorescers are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Gabay A

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on a descriptive study made of defendants charged with at least one count of sexual assault who were examined at the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the Borough of Manhattan during the calendar year 1974. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bonheur H,Rosner R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time and temperature effects on postmortem cerebrospinal fluid samples from 60 adult mongrel dogs were studied. After death the dogs were held at 4, 20, or 37 degrees C for intervals of 3, 6, 12, 24, or 48 h. Antemortem and postmortem cerebrospinal fluid was evaluated for sodium, chloride, potassium, urea nitrogen, gl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schoning P,Strafuss AC

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously reported cases of suicide by intravenous barbiturates, as well as two other unusual cases [5,6], are compared in Table 2. All decedents were either medical or paramedical personnel and familiar with the drugs and the routes of administration used for their suicides. Lethal is used in veterinary euthanasia a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Clark MA,Jones JW

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper has reported a case of sudden unexpected death in a 19-year-old man, shot in the abdomen, who was surgically treated and discharged. He died of massive left retropleural hematoma from a spontaneous rupture of a traumatic pseudo-aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. Diagnosis of the retropleural hemorrhage and th...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Aguilar JC

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is no wonder that some people refer to forensic pathology as the "hidden specialty." This paper shows evidence that the only exposure given to most medical students is a brief, all-too-explicit demonstration ("horror show") of interesting cases that can only attract the bizarre of mind into the field. It is further...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sexton JS,Hennigar GR

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The separation of standard opiates in a mixture and their analysis in clandestine and pharmaceutical preparations were accomplished by PIC on a micro-Bondapak C18 column. The identification of the opiates was based on two parameters: retention times and the ratios of absorbance peaks recorded at 254 and 280 nm. No pri...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Soni SK,Dugar SM

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved method of grouping hair, based on the alleles of PGM observed by isoelectric focusing, has been described. The increased discriminating power of this system (0.77) compared to that obtained by the starch gel technique (0.55) provides a new and more sensitive means of typing hair. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Burgess RM,Sutton JG,Whitehead PH

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gustafson technique was a significant contribution to forensic identification. Unfortunately, many statistical errors were present in the published articles. It now seems clear that greater precision can be achieved through modification of the original technique. One of the authors (W. R. M.) will report soon on m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Maples WR,Rice PM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The full childhood triad of enuresis, firesetting, and cruelty to animals is seldom reported by patients in acute care psychiatric facilities. Two of the three elements have been reported with greater frequency and constitute useful diagnostic information. Literature on the triad has been reviewed and data from three ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Felthous AR,Bernard H

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 100 cases of alleged rape victims demonstrate why the author believes the AP test to be a reliable tool, when employed by an expert for the identification of seminal fluid. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schiff AF

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax is present in 1 to 2% of healthy full-term newborn infants. Virtually all cases have resolution of the pneumothorax without sequelae and in fact without the condition being diagnosed. Two fatal cases are presented. Anyone doing medicolegal autopsies should be aware of this entity so that X-ray...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Norton LE,DiMaio VJ,Zumwalt RE

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocyte acid phosphatase is a useful system for the crime laboratory for both fresh and degraded blood and bloodstains, provided the inherent problems of phenotyping this particular enzyme system are recognized. Because of the great number of variables affecting this enzyme system in vitro, phenotyping should not ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zajac PL,Grunbaum BW

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the determination of blood alcohol concentration by headspace analysis using an electrochemical detector is described. A determination can be made within 2 min, and only 0.1 ml of blood is required for each analysis. The detector response was linearly related to ethanol concentrations up to 3.0 mg/ml. The...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jones AW

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent decline in the incidence of the SIDS in the District of Columbia has permitted identification of what appears to be two separate groups of cases within the generic SIDS population. While deaths of bed-sharing victims remained relatively constant throughout the study period, a greater than fourfold decrease ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Luke JL

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred thirty cases of sudden infant death occurring in Wayne County, Michigan, (population 2.7 million) were analyzed for possible drugs. The toxicological protocol has been outlined. Six cases were found to be positive, and in five of these the drugs found had been prescribed for a variety of illnesses. In one ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smialek JE,Monforte JR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of cases is reported in which pink teeth were observed during the postmortem period. Most cases were associated with decomposition in a moist environment. Experimental procedures led to the extraction of pink material from dentin and demonstration that hemoglobin and serum proteins were present. The pink-toot...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kirkham WR,Andrews EE,Snow CC,Grape PM,Snyder L

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year study of a busy ski population in Utah revealed a total at-risk period of approximately 3.5 million skier-days. While the morbidity (fractures, strains, sprains, and occasionally more severe injuries) associated with skiing is well recognized and considered by most physicians concerned to be distributed somew...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Weston JT,Moore SM,Rich TH

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal neutron activation analysis and instrumental gamma-ray spectrometry were used to analyze the elemental constituents in the head hair from sedentary Indian populations in the Venezuelan Amazonas region. Concentration values for 30 elements were determined quantitatively, and the presence of 7 others was detecte...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Perkons AK,Velandia JA,Dienes M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crossed electroimmunodiffusion (CEID) was evaluated as a means for individualizing human blood stains by studying variations within and among individuals in 22 serum antigens in ten subjects over a four-month period. The extent of variation within an individual was determined by making CEID runs on blood stains obtain...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sweet GH,Elvins JW

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved technique for recording infrared spectra from minute amounts of synthetic fibers by using KBr micropellets is described. The procedure is the same for all commonly encountered synthetic fiber varieties; hence, no preliminary identification is required. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Grieve MC,Kearns JA

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A state law has placed an obligation on the criminal investigation laboratories to screen and quantitate all preparations, both pharmaceutical and illicit, that fall under the provisions of "Excepted Substances." Without complete screens on these preparations, there is room for erroneous indictments as well as possibl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lowry WT,Barklow JP Jr

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicological findings from 6037 analyses of viscera obtained from victims of traumatic death are used to correlate the relative incidence of carbon monoxide, ethyl alcohol, narcotics, hypnotics, analgesics, and tranquilizers-antidepressants in deaths occurring under the following circumstances: fire related, asph...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bastos ML,Galante L

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case has been reported which adds a new and unusual dimension to false rape allegation and gives a heretofore unknown motive for a woman to claim a bogus rape. A female newspaper reporter entered a hospital, stated falsely that she had been sexually assaulted, allowed herself to be interviewed and then examined by t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schiff AF

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The techniques described above have been found to provide a rapid method of human skeletal preparation, with advantages of speed and applicability to fresh, fixed, or partially decomposed skeletal materials. While other techniques which can be used include the traditional use of Dermestidae beetle colonies, a five-st...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Snyder RG,Burdi A,Gaul G

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00