by blogger jglI'm off to day 2 (for me) of the convention. Today will include some recruitment for the blog. If your a first time reader, thanks! Check out the entries below and add some comments (anyone can).Today there will be posters and presenta...
by blogger jglWednesday was my first day here at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting. After buying some new batteries at the end of the day, I snapped some pics of the empty convention center.I think these picures may be large in ...
by blogger jglThis really isn't directly related to forensic science, but I've been wondering about this for a couple days. This morning, that top-notch news team at the Today Show hinted that the judge in the Anna Nicole case may be losing it.My ques...
by blogger jglAAFS Annual Meeting (BYOS):This was a neat one. Michael Rieders tells the story of his obsession (sort of) with Salvador Dali and how he really wanted to get his hands on Dali's DNA.How did he do it? After many offers of materials lacki...
by blogger jglAAFS Annual Meeting (BYOS):Mark Benecke is entertaining. Click the title to go to his website (benecke.com).Tonight he told the story of his work exploring the existence of vampires. Told in an enthusiastic manner, Mark described how ma...
by blogger jglAAFS Annual Meeting (Bring Your Own Slides - BYOS):Anyone see that movie Magnolia? It begins with a scene where a forensic scientist is describing a case where a person jumps out a window and gets shot on the way plummeting to his death....
by blogger jgl AAFS Annual Meeting: I didn稚 get chance to talk to the people from Verichip since they always seemed to be surrounded by people in a debate mode. The one argument I overheard seemed to be about whether you could legally chip a dea...
not your typical serial killersby blogger jglAAFS Annual Meeting:On Wednesday, there is not much going on other than some posters and the exhibits. I didn稚 make it in time for the posters, but all the exhibits were out in full force. One that wa...
Abstract??Amitraz has become a significant cause of acute poisoning because of its wide use in veterinary medicine during the last decade. The majority of published cases of amitraz poisoning have dealt with children, while severe life-threatening poisoning in adults is very rare. In this report, the clinical and laboratory features in a case of acute poisoning by amitraz and xylene in an adult are presented. A 72-year-old man accidentally swallowed about 40 g of Mitac 20, a commercial formulation of amitraz dissolved in xylene. The ingested dose was estimated to be about 10 g of amitraz and 35 g of xylene. Initial symptoms were dizziness and nausea, followed by coma, respiratory insufficiency, miosis, and hyperglycemia. As an ?2-adrenergic agonist, amitraz usually causes bradycardia, but the present patient showed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, which was successfully treated by digoxin. Amitraz itself and xylene metabolites were confi rmed in his blood and urine, respectively, by instrumental analysis. Supportive and symptomatic measures were taken over 3 days, and the patient recovered fully despite the significant ingested amounts of amitraz and xylene.
Content TypeJournal Article
JournalForensic ToxicologyOnline ISSN 1860-8973Print ISSN 1860-8965 (Source: Forensic Toxicology)
The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume II
Memory for People
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: 9780805851526
Published February 13 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
