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The female journey following sexual assault: Medical care, law enforcement and judicial outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Sexual violence affects 22% of Australian women, posing health and justice challenges. Systemic failures, fragmented data, and low conviction rates hinder effective responses. This study integrates Australian Capital Territory (ACT) medical and policing datasets to examine victim characteristics and case progression from clinical ...
Vanita Parekh, Michael Woodburn, Stephanie Leonard, Bridget Bourke, Janine McMinn, Anna Brkic, Ash Byron, Katelyn Pomroy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric evaluation of a momentary posttraumatic stress disorder checklist: An ecological momentary assessment study of sexual assault survivors

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract The Momentary Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PTSD; mPCL‐5) is a 10‐item ecological momentary assessment (EMA) version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 designed to capture momentary PTSD symptoms. Prior work supports its reliability and validity but is limited by small samples, short EMA periods, and untested stability across
Grace J. Patrick, Lauren D. Reyes, Mary O. Shapiro, Karen Serrano, Samuel A. McLean, Nicole A. Short   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medico-legal history taking from the victims of sexual assaults: the role of nurse examiners

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022
Background Sexual assault examiners provides comprehensive health care to victims of sexual assault. Communication with the victim is important to collect relevant information from the victims.
Renjulal Yesodharan, Shaimaa A. Shehata, Tessy Treesa Jose, Abeer M. Hagras, Vinod Nayak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research and evaluation of clinical nurse mentoring: implications for the forensic context

, 2006
The impact of mentoring programmes was examined in this extensive literature review. The effectiveness of such programs was considered for both the general clinical nursing and clinical forensic nursing environments.
Cashin, Andrew J, Potter, E, Cashin, A, Potter, Emily   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of Metal Contamination and Human Health Risk in the Buffalo River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Metal contamination in estuarine environments poses environmental and public health concerns, particularly where surface waters support domestic and subsistence uses. This study assessed the seasonal distribution, controlling mechanisms, and non‐carcinogenic health risks of selected metals (Mg, Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in the Buffalo River ...
Motebang D. V. Nakin, Tolulope Elizabeth Aniyikaiye, Akinola Ikudayisi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expanding the Use of PAVA Spray in Young Offender Institutions: The King (on the application of The Howard League for Penal Reform) v The Secretary of State for Justice

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
This case note critically examines the January 2026 High Court judgment in The King (on the application of The Howard League for Penal Reform) v The Secretary of State for Justice which dismissed a judicial review challenging the expansion of the use of PAVA spray in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England.
Raymond Arthur
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Department Nurses\'s Knowledge about Forensic Nursing

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery, 2017
Introduction: Forensic nursing makes the relation between medical profession and judicial system using the forensic science in prevention, intervention and treatment guidance. Increasing the nurses knowledge of forensic nursing will provide high quality,
Leila Feizi Nazarloo, Mitra Sedghi Sabet, Fateme Jafaraghaee, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli, Morteza Rahbar Taromsari, Avinish Jolly   +5 more
doaj  

Nursing roles and competencies in disaster victim identification: a scoping review

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Background Disaster victim identification (DVI) is a critical component of forensic and humanitarian disaster response. Although nurses constitute the largest segment of the global health workforce and are frequently mobilized during disasters, their ...
I Made Moh. Yanuar Saifudin, Rika Sarfika, Hema Malini, Ferry Efendi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of bleach on carcass postmortem microbiomes and necrophagous beetle carcass attendance and their internal microbiomes

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic entomology, and potentially microbiology in the future, can be used during death investigations to corroborate an estimated time since death. Instances where products are introduced to a cadaver, either in attempt to conceal or by accident, can affect decomposition and succession of associated decomposer taxa (i.e., insects and ...
Kelly A. Waters, Makayla Guenther, Katherine H. Yoskowitz, Audrey Malone, Anthony Grigsby, Bethany G. Mikles, Jennifer L. Pechal, M. Eric Benbow   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence of post traumatic stress symptoms and their relationship to professional quality of life (ProQoL) in nursing staff at a forensic psychiatric security unit: a cross-sectional study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2009
Background Violence is frequent towards nurses in forensic mental health hospitals. Implications of this high risk environment have not been systematically explored.
Nonstad Kåre, Lauvrud Christian, Palmstierna Tom   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source