The Forensic Nurse

Rape and sexual assault is often a “he said -  she said” crime that can be interpreted many different ways depending on your point of view.

It can be even more difficult to try and prove the sexual activity was unwanted in drug faciliated sexual assaults where the victim is incapacitated or even a seemingly actively engaged participant in sexual acts as a result of drugs and/or alcohol.

The Book, Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: A Forensic Handbook tries to delve into the problems and scenarios that can arise in these types of cases. Tackling such issues like, wether the victim willingly ingested the drugs/alcohol, but didn’t want to consent to sex, or if the drugs were given under fraudulent or surreptitious conditions.

http://www.amazon.com/Drug-Facilitated-Sexual-Assault-Forensic-Handbook/dp/0124402615/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4

Book Description
An inmate, incarcerated for the rape of seventy-five women, reveals in an interview that if his victims had simply put a pair of old construction boots at the front door, he would have passed by and never even considered them as potential targets. The grieving father of a murdered seventeen-year-old woman admits that he should have been more involved in his daughter’s life and paid attention to the “friends” in her immediate circle.Most of us only half-listen to the public service announcements about safety in the home. We lock our doors at night, but do little else to change habits that may make us the next victims of the dangerous individuals who are always on the watch for their next opportunity.

This book takes readers through the mindset of predatory criminals–their motives, various plans of attack, and way of thinking–and then teaches simple lifestyle techniques that will help reduce the risk of becoming victimized. Criminal behavior specialists Greg Cooper and Mike King provide expert analysis based on real-life cases, in addition to moving insights from victims and criminals themselves. The authors make the point that the people who commit these crimes aren’t much different from the predators of the wild, preying on the weak and unsuspecting. What makes these individuals more dangerous than their instinctive wildlife counterparts, however, is that they consciously choose to inflict their will on the more vulnerable members of their own species. To protect our loved ones and ourselves requires that we truly educate ourselves about the predators who live in our society and then take appropriate action. This excellent, in-depth study will help readers lead safer lives.

About the Author
Gregory M. Cooper (American Fork, UT) is an investigative support services manager for Motorola Inc. Formerly, he worked as Assistant Federal Security Director for Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; as the police chief of Provo, Utah; and as a unit chief and criminal profiler for the FBI.

Michael R. King (Ogden, UT) is a product planning manager and senior investigative analyst for Motorola. He is a former State Attorney General Chief of Staff and intelligence supervisor for the Utah Criminal Intelligence Center, Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security.

Tom McHoes (Springville, UT) is a freelance journalist who was previously a crimes/investigative reporter for the Provo Daily Herald and The Roseville Press-Tribune.

http://www.amazon.com/Predators-Who-They-Stop-Them/dp/1591025060?ie=UTF8