Necrophilia
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
Published:7th Dec '10
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Necrophilia: Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects is the first text that deals with the scientific aspects of necrophilia from a multidisciplinary point of view. After an introduction that provides a general scientific, social, and historical perspective, this volume:
- Explores causes and contributing factors, covering biological theories and genetics, as well as trauma, brain anomalies, and substance abuse
- Offers an original approach to classification, creating ten levels of severity from role playing to homicidal necrophilia
- Discusses necrophilia epidemiology, exploring offender characteristics and habits
- Provides 20 case studies of infamous as well as less publicized cases
- Details the forensics approach to necrophilia investigation
- Examines current legislation and mores across the world
- Explains the challenges involved with providing expert testimony <
" Dr. Aggrawal proceeds as a dispassionate scientist to unearth … both contemporary and historical cases that will amaze the reader, and also construct for the first time a classification of various kinds of necrophilia. … Along with his previous textbook, Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices, Dr. Aggrawal has once again made a very important contribution to the criminal forensic literature. Necrophilia is extreme, it is rare, and it is inexplicable to most; but until now, it has also been devoid of a systematic, scientific, and investigative text…. ."— From the Foreword by J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
" Dr. Aggrawal proceeds as a dispassionate scientist to unearth … both contemporary and historical cases that will amaze the reader, and also construct for the first time a classification of various kinds of necrophilia. … Along with his previous textbook, Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices, Dr. Aggrawal has once again made a very important contribution to the criminal forensic literature. Necrophilia is extreme, it is rare, and it is inexplicable to most; but until now, it has also been devoid of a systematic, scientific, and investigative text…. ."— From the Foreword by J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
ISBN: 9781420089127
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 521g
268 pages