| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Special Acknowledgment; Author; Chapter 1: Necrophilia Overview and Historical Aspects; Chapter 2: Etiology; Chapter 3: Classification; Chapter 4: Epidemiology of Necrophilia; Chapter 5: Case Studies; Chapter 6: Medico-legal Investigation; Chapter 7: Legal and EthicalAspects of Necrophilia; Chapter 8: Expert Testimony in Necrophilia Cases; Necrophilia and Abuse ofCorpses--A Brief Chronology; Back cover |
| Summary |
The author of "Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crime and Unusual Sexual Practices" turns his attention to necrophilia with this in-depth international study. History, etiological aspects, classification, epidemiology, and offender characteristics are covered as the volume reviews all available expert literature on the subject. Of major focus are the legal aspects of necrophilia, where laws of most nations relating to necrophilia are discussed, compared, and contrasted. A number of actual case studies are used to illustrate principles and approaches to defining laws and co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Necrophilia.
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Necrophilia -- Law and legislation
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Paraphilias.
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Psychosexual disorders.
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Medical jurisprudence.
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Paraphilic Disorders
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Forensic Medicine
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forensic medicine.
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Psychosexual disorders
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Paraphilias
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Medical jurisprudence
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Necrophilia
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Nekrophilie.
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Rechtsmedizin.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781420089134 |
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1420089137 |
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