Necrophilia

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 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. The book uses a number of actual case studies to illustrate principles and approaches to defining laws and conducting investigations in this area.

" 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 textâ¦. ."â From the Foreword by J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Informationen zum Autor Anil Aggrawal Klappentext 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 abuseOffers an original approach to classification, creating ten levels of severity from role playing to homicidal necrophiliaDiscusses necrophilia epidemiology, exploring offender characteristics and habitsProvides 20 case studies of infamous as well as less publicized casesDetails the forensics approach to necrophilia investigationExamines current legislation and mores across the worldExplains the challenges involved with providing expert testimony Zusammenfassung A study that focuses on necrophilia. It covers the history, etiological aspects, classification, epidemiology, and offender characteristics. It also uses a number of actual case studies to illustrate principles and approaches to defining laws and conducting investigations in this area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Necrophilia: Overview and Historical Aspects. Etiology. Classification. Epidemiology of Necrophilia. Case Studies. Medico-legal Investigation. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Necrophilia. Expert Testimony in Necrophilia Cases. Necrophilia and Abuse of CorpsesA Brief Chronology. Index. ...

" 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

Autorentext

Anil Aggrawal

Klappentext

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

Zusammenfassung
A study that focuses on necrophilia. It covers the history, etiological aspects, classification, epidemiology, and offender characteristics. It also uses a number of actual case studies to illustrate principles and approaches to defining laws and conducting investigations in this area.

Inhalt

Necrophilia: Overview and Historical Aspects. Etiology. Classification. Epidemiology of Necrophilia. Case Studies. Medico-legal Investigation. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Necrophilia. Expert Testimony in Necrophilia Cases. Necrophilia and Abuse of CorpsesA Brief Chronology. Index.