Sexual Assault Quick Reference offers comprehensive, accessible guidelines for responding to sexual assault, wherever it occurs.

This completely revised and expanded quick reference is designed to provide busy practitioners with the information required to rapidly diagnose child maltreatment and recognize children at high risk for abuse and neglect. Medical practitioners, other health care professionals, social service workers, law enforcement officials, EMS personnel, and others who deal with abused children are given the vital information needed to handle these cases. This review is presented in bulleted outlines, lists, tables, and photographs to quickly locate essential points to consider in this handy pocket volume. The sections present an up-to-date assessment of the scope of the problem, all the details needed to perform assessment and treatment, the essentials regarding investigation and prosecution, and a handy summary of educational and prevention approaches to child abuse.This quick reference serves as an adjunct to the text on Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference. Professionals dealing with child maltreatment and its effects on a dialy basis will find great value in this child abuse book. No other quick reference so completely sums up the need-to-know facts in such a readily available format.

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

2010 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Gerontologic Nursing! "[This book] is a wonderful guide to adult and elder forensics, and an important reference for all health care providers who care for adults and the elderely...Highly recommended." --CHOICE "It's about time this book was written! While excellent instructional texts exist, this book fills a niche for the nonspecialty health professional encountering victims of violence in the routine course of careÖThis book should not only be on the shelf in every ED, but also in the armamentarium of providers working in the outpatient setting; public health clinics; residential facilitiesÖand student health clinics." --AJN Nurses and other health care professionals who work with victims and perpetrators of violence are often confronted with issues that they may not have prior training in, such as identifying and managing victims of violent crime. This book is designed to serve as a quick resource for practicing health care providers treating adults and older adults, as well as students or practitioners new to the field. The book not only has full descriptions of principles of evidence, but also offers detailed guidelines on how to conduct a forensic assessment of adults and older adults. Additionally, the authors examine the concepts of competency and guardianship, and provide guidelines for navigating the justice system. The authors provide current, concise, and easy-to-use information in short chapters that assist practitioners with the prevention of crimes and the identification and management of both victims and offenders. Key features: Presents general principles of forensics, such as assessment and documentation, principles of evidence, and expert witness testimony Covers a wide range of classes of adult victims, including victims of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, stalking, and sexual assault Discusses various types of offenders, such as long-term offenders, those in correctional facilities, abusive parents, and female offenders Includes a section on unnatural deaths, covering suicide, homicide, and medicolegal death investigation

Sexual Assault Quick Reference is an invaluable resource and field guide in a convenient pocket-sized format providing easy access to information for medical, forensic, and law enforcement investigations of sexual assault. Color photos illustrate assault variants in multiple age groups, from infants to the elderly.Topics include the roles of multidisciplinary teams, abusive and nonabusive variants, physical and forensic evaluation procedures, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), domestic violence, DNA collection and testing, disabled victims, and preparing for prosecution. This reference is especially helpful to first responders, emergency room staff, sexual assault nurse examiners, social service agents, and anyone else needing a concise guide to working with sexual assault victims.

Sample text: NCIS REPORTING AND MILITARY JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS REFERENCES: (a) MCM (RCM 303) (b) JAGMAN (Chapter II) (c) SECNAVINST 5430.107 (series) (d) SECNAVINST 1752.4A (series) (e) DODI 6495.02 COMMAND INQUIRY: Suspected offenses may come to command attention in a variety of ways (e.g., shore patrol, civil law enforcement, or phone call, etc.) The commanding officer (CO) must conduct some form of inquiry into reported offenses that may be tried by court-martial per reference (a). The degree of inquiry will depend on the nature, validity, and seriousness of the complaint. See reference (b). MANDATORY REFERAL TO NCIS: Reference (c) mandates that certain incidents be referred to NCIS whether occurring on or off base and regardless of civilian investigation involvement. These incidents include: Actual, suspected, or alleged major criminal offenses (punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) by more than 1 year of confinement); Non-combat deaths when the cause of death is not medically attributable to disease or natural causes; Fires or explosions of unknown origin affecting Department of the Navy (DON) property or property under DON control; Theft or loss of ordnance or controlled substances; Disappearance of a command member; All instances of suspected fraud against the government within DON (e.g., theft of government property, bribery, false claims for pay, etc.); actual or suspected acts of espionage, terrorism, sabotage, assassination, and actual, suspected, or attempted defection of DON personnel; Internal security incidents, such as loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified information and national security cases; and Suspected sex-related offenses as defined under Articles 120 and 125 of the UCMJ. WHEN NCIS DECLINES TO INVESTIGATE: NCIS may, at its discretion, decline to conduct or continue any investigation, but shall expeditiously inform the effected command. A command may then request assistance from the local base security department or appropriate authority or pursue a command investigation pursuant to reference (a).

The only comprehensive resource for families dealing with campus sexual assault. "Mom, there’s something I need to tell you” is just the beginning. After Campus Sexual Assault: A Guide For Parents addresses how, when, and why students tell their parents about having been sexually assaulted. Giving and getting the news can be messy. Although parents often are stunned by the news, it’s important to provide stability and safety at this vulnerable time. Based on years of research and scores of quotes from students, mothers, fathers, and campus service providers, this book sheds light on campus culture today, the range of actions that comprise campus sexual assault, and the many impacts on victims and their families. Importantly, this book offers compassionate guidance for navigating the often-tumultuous time that follows an assault. Although colleges and universities have developed resources for students who have been sexually assaulted, parents are largely left to fend for themselves. Whether through their own sense of stigma, wanting to protect their child’s privacy, or other reasons, parents rarely turn to others for support. This experience can be stressful and isolating. By understanding the impacts of campus sexual assault and learning from others who have been through the trauma and its aftermath, together, parents and children can develop strategies for healing and growth.