Flawed convictions : "Shaken Baby Syndrome" and the inertia of injustice /

This text surveys the scientific, cultural, and legal history of 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' from inception to formal dissolution. Deborah Tuerkheimer exposes extraordinary failings in the criminal justice system's treatment of what is, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder.

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Main Author:	Tuerkheimer, Deborah (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Child abuse > Law and legislation > United States. Shaken baby syndrome > United States. Forensic sciences. Diagnosis. Violence. Head > Wounds and injuries. Public welfare. Medical personnel. Criminology. National health services. Social problems. Social sciences. Wounds and injuries. Crime. Sociology. Medical care. Nervous system > Diseases. Diseases. Diagnostic errors. Medical jurisprudence. Child abuse. Forensic Sciences Diagnosis Brain Injuries Child Welfare Medicine Domestic Violence Medical Errors Violence Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment. Craniocerebral Trauma Social Welfare Health Occupations Criminology Health Services Trauma, Nervous System Social Problems Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services. Social Sciences Wounds and Injuries Crime Sociology Disciplines and Occupations. Delivery of Health Care Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena. Nervous System Diseases Disease Child Abuse Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnostic Errors Forensic Medicine Patient Care Syndrome du bébé secoué > États-Unis. Criminalistique. Diagnostics. Cerveau > Lésions et blessures. Tête > Lésions et blessures. Aide sociale. Personnel médical. Criminologie. Services de santé. Problèmes sociaux. Sciences sociales. Lésions et blessures. Criminalité. Sociologie. Prestation de soins. Système nerveux > Maladies. Maladies. Enfants > Violence envers. Erreurs de diagnostic. Médecine légale. Soins médicaux. forensic science. diagnosis. violence. welfare services. criminology. social issues. social sciences. crimes (events) sociology. forensic medicine. crime (social issue) LAW > Criminal Law > General. Wounds and injuries Social sciences Social problems Public welfare Nervous system > Diseases National health services Medical personnel Medical jurisprudence Medical care Head > Wounds and injuries Forensic sciences Diseases Diagnostic errors Child abuse > Law and legislation Shaken baby syndrome United States Law - U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Criminal Law & Procedure - U.S. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This text surveys the scientific, cultural, and legal history of 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' from inception to formal dissolution. Deborah Tuerkheimer exposes extraordinary failings in the criminal justice system's treatment of what is, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 298 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199361830 0199361835 9780199361847 0199361843 0199382077 9780199382071