Healthcare Crime

Through in-depth personal interviews with a notable list of forensic experts, this book covers the motivation, opportunity, and investigation of equivocal deaths in healthcare settings. It describes the red flags indicating illicit behavior of medical professionals; considers contributing factors su [...]
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Through in-depth personal interviews with a notable list of forensic experts, this book covers the motivation, opportunity, and investigation of equivocal deaths in healthcare settings. It describes the red flags indicating illicit behavior of medical professionals; considers contributing factors such as personnel shortages and lack of oversight; catalogs methods of injury, assault, and murder along with descriptions of forensic evidence for each; and provides insight on other healthcare-related crimes including assisted suicide and narcotics theft. Practical advice from forensic/legal healthcare experts covers the intervention, prevention, and prosecution of perpetrators through case studies and scientific evidence.