Medical Response To Adult Sexual Assault A Resource For Clinicians And Related Professionals 1st Edition Linda E Ledray by Linda E. Ledray, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Angelo P. Giardino 9781936590728, 1936590727 instant download after payment.

Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault is intended to summarize these 30 years of experience and research and provide the reader with up-to-date information based upon this research. It is intended to provide the reader with an easily accessible guide to providing all men, women, and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted with the best care possible, anticipating and meeting all of their needs. It is also intended to walk the reader through the court process and address their role, should the case go to trial. Knowing what can be expected in a court of law is the best preparation for our work and documentation of that work in the medical setting. The better job we do with the initial exam and documentation, the more likely an offender will be identified, and the more likely the case will settle out of court (and the less likely we will be called to testify). When we provide good patient care and evidence collection, there is less secondary trauma for our patients, and more offenders are identified and apprehended, resulting in fewer future sexual assaults. This is clearly an opportunity to impact not only the way our patients are treated but—by assisting the criminal justice system to identify the offenders—also assist them with preventing future victimization.