The Inquest Handbook

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-86287-245-5
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Gewicht: 384 g

The book explains the role and objectives of the inquest. It highlights the forms of investigations in several types of fatal accident and gives guidance about the central legal issues and matters of case preparation and presentation. Starting with chapters on the law and the lawyer's preparation, it then discusses what the police do and why, the place of the autopsy, coroner's enquiries and recommendations, and the reasons for and extent of media interest. It covers the forms of investigations in road accidents, natural disasters, drug overdoses, medical or surgical mishaps, pathology and sudden unexpected infant death. It emphasises that inquests are collaborative ventures, often multi-disciplinary events and multi-party, too.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Selby, Hugh M.

Selby, Hugh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Introduction, Hugh Selby Inquest law, Ian Freckelton The police role in coronial inquiries, Stephen Bills Preparing for the complex coronial inquiry, Clive Alsop Coroner’s inquiries and recommendations, Graeme Johnstone The media and inquests, Jack Waterford The national coronial information system, Jerry Moller Road crashes, George Rechnitzer The autopsy, David Ranson Adverse drug reactions, Olaf Drummer Sudden unexpected infant death, Glen Clarke and Frank Potts An investigation into serial deaths during oral surgery, Jan Davies and Linda Campbell Risk profiling in disaster management methodology, John Salter Coroners’ recommendations following deaths in custody, Boronia Halstead Learning from experience: towards prevention, James Harrison and Jerry Moller