Sexual Assault Documentation Program

被引:2
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作者
Willoughby, Vickie [1 ]
Heger, Astrid [2 ]
Rogers, Christopher [1 ]
Sathyavagiswaran, Lakshmanan [1 ]
机构
[1] Los Angeles Cty Dept Coroner, Los Angeles, CA USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
关键词
sexual abuse; forensic medicine; postmortem diagnosis; INJURIES; CHILDREN; ABUSE;
D O I
10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181dd5b74
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
Since 2001, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner has collaborated with Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center Violence Intervention Program and their Sexual Assault Center. The partnership was established at the suggestion of the district attorney's office to enhance the clinical recognition of sexual assault in the medical examiner's office using the extensive experience of experts in the field of sexual assault. As of December 2008, over 5 dozen victims of sexual assault have been evaluated with this collaboration. The partnership relied on the expertise of 2 pediatricians who are established clinical experts in the field of sexual abuse and assault, in collaboration with the staff of the medical examiner's office. In cases of suspected sexual assault, a joint evaluation by the clinical experts and the medical examiner was made. The goal of the project was for the medical examiners to become more confident in their observations and documentation of crimes of sexual abuse. Even though they are still available upon request, consultations with the sexual assault experts have decreased as the skills of the medical examiner to evaluate sexual assault cases have increased.
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页数:4
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