After a nice vacation in the Ukraine and Turkey, where we went from Kiev to Odessa, by ferry over the black sea, to Istanbul, and further south to Izmir. After that we stayed in a five star hotel for only 25 euro per night, since it is the season of th...
Abstract??Mercury and arsenic concentrations were determined in ecstasy tablets, which were obtained from different police seizures in Spain, by electrochemical techniques; mercury by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry with a rotating gold disk electrode, and arsenic by cathodic stripping voltammetry in the differential pulse mode with a hanging mercury drop electrode. The performance of the procedures was compared with cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry for mercury, and with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry for arsenic. The procedures were applied to the determination of both elements in nine ecstasy samples; mercury was the element present in higher concentrations, ranging from 0.05 to 1.23 mg/kg, while the range of arsenic concentrations was 0.04?0.49 mg/kg. The described electrochemical techniques for determination of mercury and arsenic in ecstasy tablets should be useful for impurity profiling in forensic analysis practice, because of their low costs and high sensitivity.
Content TypeJournal Article
JournalForensic ToxicologyOnline ISSN 1860-8973Print ISSN 1860-8965 (Source: Forensic Toxicology)
Prologue to Violence
Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime
Despite mounting references to the "transgenerational transmission of violence," we still lack a compelling understanding of the linkage between the interpersonal violence of early life and the criminal violence of adulthood. In Prologue to Violence, Abby Stein draws on the gripping narratives of 65 incarcerated subjects and extensive material from law enforcement files to remedy this lacuna in both the forensic and psychodynamic literature. In the process, she calls into question prevailing beliefs about criminal character and motivation. For Stein the early trauma to which adult criminals are subjected remains unformulated and, as such, unavailable for reflection. Contrary to common belief, these criminals, especially sex murderers, do not commit their crimes in a rational or fully conscious way. They are not driven by deviant fantasy, their psychopathy is not inborn, and they rarely commit acts of violence "without conscience."
Stein?s interdisciplinary analysis of her data infuses contemporary relational psychoanalysis with the insights of neuroscience, traumatology, criminology, and cognitive and narrative psychology. A powerful challenge to offender treatment programs to address the shaping impact of childhood trauma rather than merely to "correct" the cognitions of violent offenders, Prologue to Violence will be equally compelling to researchers and academics investigating child abuse and adult violence. Its mental health readership will be broad and deep, ranging beyond clinicians who work with offender populations to all therapists who wrestle with experiences of dissociation and aggressive enactment in everyday life.
ISBN: 9780881634167
Published November 17 2006 by The Analytic Press.
Dictionary of Ethical and Legal Terms and Issues
The Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals
The professional practice of counseling and mental health can often be complex and litigious. While there are many professional ethics textbooks, there are few, if any, supporting resources to assist in mastering basic terminology, or to offer easy access to important legal opinions in everyday practice.
The Dictionary of Ethical and Legal Terms and Issues is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike who need to navigate that complexity. The book blends ethical, legal, and professional issues along with a dictionary for the mental health professional in one handy volume.
An essential resource in any professional library, this book will be of interest to anyone who needs a ready guide to the myriad ethical and legal terms and issues encountered in both training and practice.
ISBN: 9780415953214
Published November 15 2006 by Routledge.
The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume I
Memory for Events
The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts. For the first time, extensive reviews of factors influencing witnesses of all ages-children, adults, and the elderly-are compiled in a single pair of volumes. The disparate research currently being conducted in eyewitness memory in psychology, criminal justice, and legal studies is coherently presented in this work.
Controversial topics such as the use of hypnosis, false and recovered memories, the impact of stress, and the accuracy of psychologically impaired witnesses are expertly examined. Leading eyewitness researchers also discuss the subjects of conversational memory, alibi evidence, witness credibility, facial memory, earwitness testimony, lineup theory, and expert testimony. The impact of witness testimony in court is considered, and each volume concludes with a legal commentary chapter.
The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology is an invaluable aid to researchers, legal scholars, and practicing lawyers who need access to the most recent research in the field, accompanied by the interpretations and commentary of many of the world's leading authorities on these topics.
ISBN: 9780805851519
Published November 13 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Too many tasks to do, and then a weblog stops working. After some time of many tasks, finally some vacation. Last week I had to be in Krakow for only one day. It was too much travelling for a meeting of two hours. However the meeting was interesting, a...
