462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors
This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault. It includes comprehensive medical guides for the diagnosis and treatment of assaultive trauma; legal guides to investigation and prosecution; and guidelines for the role of first responders in cases of sexual assault, including EMS and law enforcement professionals.

Supplemented by nearly 200 full-color photographs, this new title offers an excellent visual reference for professionals in the field, in addition to in-depth guidelines for diagnostic and investigative procedures in response to sexual assault.

Chapter 1: Health Consequences of Sexual Trauma Across the
Life Span
Chapter 2: Anogenital Anatomy: Developmental, Normal,
Variant, and Healing
Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of Gender-Based
Violence
Chapter 4: Informed Consent and Sexual Assault
Chapter 5: Bite Mark Evidence
Chapter 6: Forensic Serology: Current and Emerging
Technologies
Chapter 7: Evidence Collection From Victims of Sexual
Violence
Chapter 8: Differential Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse
Chapter 9: Verbal Evidence: Testifying in Court
Chapter 10: International Systems Response to Sexual Violence
Chapter 11: SANE/SART History and Role Development
Chapter 12: Evaluating Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Programs: Effectiveness in Multiple Domains
Chapter 13: Sexual Abuse: Understanding the Approach
to the Medical Examination of Child and
Adolescent Victims
Chapter 14: Forensic Examination of the Sexual Assault Suspect
Chapter 15: Role of EMS Prehospital Care Providers
Chapter 16: Law Enforcement Issues
Chapter 17: The Role of Police as First Responders
Chapter 18: Legal Issues in Sexual Assault From a Prosecutor's
Perspective