COURTROOM USE OF HOSPITAL RECORDS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

• NCJ Number: 40131
• Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 64-68
• Author(s): A W BURGESS; A T LASZLO
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Journal of Nursing Co
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FULL, ACCURATE, AND LEGIBLE PREPARATION OF HOSPITAL RECORDS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES IS VITAL TO SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS.

Abstract

EXAMPLES OF THE WAY THESE RECORDS ARE USED IN TRIAL SITUATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER RECORDS...PLO