Legal aspects of sexual violence-Does forensic evidence make a difference?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 180, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Ingemann Hansen, Ole ^a,b   Brink, Ole ^a,b   Sabroe, Svend ^a   Sørensen, Villy ^c   Charles, Annie Vesterbye ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Police District of East Jutland   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Clinical forensic medicine; Legal outcome; Rape; Sexual assault; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 51249097478     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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