1.History and development of forensic medicine and pathology / J. Payne-James, A. Busuttil 3 -- 2. Death investigation / D. Ranson 13 -- 3. Shari'ah law and the judicial system / M.A. Elfawal 27 -- 4. Forensic medicine and human rights / J. Welsh, A. van Es 39 -- 5. Scenes of crime - the pathologist and others / A. Busuttil 49 -- 6. Clinical and pathological assessment of war crimes / J.L. Thomsen 57 -- 7. Forensic investigation of mass graves and war crimes / S. Black, P. Vanezis 67 -- Section 2 Causes and Investigation of Death and Injury 79 -- 8. Pathophysiology of wound healing / P. Betz 81 -- 9. Timing of death / B. Madea, C. Henssge 91 -- 10. Custody and restraint deaths / J.G. Young, D.A. Chiasson, J.T. Cairns, J. Payne-James, E.J. Carter 115 -- 11. Suicide, accident, murder or natural death / S. Cordner 133 -- 12. Gunshot trauma / S. E. Dana, V. J. M. Di Maio 149 -- 13. Environmental factors causing disease and death / J. P. Wyatt 169 -- 14. Injuries and death caused by heat and electricity / P. N. Cooper 181 -- 15. Perioperative deaths / M. P. W. Grocott, S. Ingram 201 -- 16. Maternal death / J. Keeling, E. S. Gray 213 -- 17. Unexpected infant and childhood death / R. W. Byard 231 -- 18. Drowning / B. Ludes, P. Fornes 247 -- 19. Asphyxia / W. Eisenmenger, T. Gilg 259 -- 20. Death in the course of sports / T. P. Mathew, I. B. A. Menown, A. A. J. Adgey 275 -- 21. Diving injuries and barotrauma / J. O. Obafunwa 289 -- 22. Sharp force trauma / P. Vanezis 307 -- 23. Head injury - fatal and nonfatal (and other neurologic causes of sudden death) / P. Marks 321 -- 24. Pathology of trauma and death associated with falls from heights / G. Lau, C. Teo, T. C. Chao 337 -- 25. Fire deaths / G. N. Rutty 349 -- Section 3 Practical Investigation and Management 375 -- 26. Physiology of male and female sexual arousal / R. J. Levin 377 -- 27. Age estimation in the living / A. Aggrawal 391 -- 28. Adult sexual assaults: practical management / B. Girardin, D. Faugno, J. Howitt 409 -- 29. Child and adolescent sexual assaults (childhood sexual abuse) / J. McCann, A. Rosas, S. Boos 453 -- 30. Child physical and emotional abuse / J. Wynne 469 -- 31. Elder abuse / G. Bennett, J. Rowe 487 -- 32. Physical illness in custody / S. Robinson 499 -- 33. Mental disorder in prison / S. Fazel, C. Meux, P. Cantrell 505 -- 34. Substance misuse / M. Stark 513 -- 35. Transportation medicine / A. Pentilla, P. Lunetta 525 -- 36. Assault and injury in the living / J. Payne-James 543 -- 37. Mass disaster organization / G. Vardon-Smith 565 -- 38. Methodology and practical application of DNA profiling / T. Kondo, T. Ohshima 579 -- 39. Fitness to be interviewed / G. A. Norfolk 595 -- 40. Drug assay and interpretation of results / C. Girvead, P. Mangin 609 -- 41. Agrochemical poisoning / T. C. Marrs, A. T. Proudfoot 623 -- 42. Medicinal drug poisoning: clinical and forensic implications / A. Parfitt, J. Henry 645 -- Section 4 Related specialties 661 -- 43. Role of and techniques in forensic anthropology / T. Kahana, L. C. Fulginiti, W. H. Birkby, J. Hiss 663 -- 44. Role of and techniques in forensic hematogenetics - paternity testing / A. Linacre, W. M. Goodwin 677 -- 45. Role of and techniques in forensic odontology / J. G. Clement 689 -- 46. Role of and techniques in forensic psychology / J. A. Davies, D. M. Emer 705 -- 47. Role of and techniques in forensic psychiatry / R. Bluglass 721 -- 48. Role of and techniques in forensic imaging / M. J. Thali, P. Vock 731 -- 49. Role of and techniques in forensic entomology / Z. Erzinclioglu 747 -- 50. Stastistical techniques and their role in evidence interpretation / C. Aitken 755 -- 51. Report writing for the courts and lawyers / S. Burn, J. Davis 777.