SURVEY OF FORENSIC PATHOLOGY IN ENGLAND SINCE 1945

• NCJ Number: 11622
• Journal: Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1973) Pages: 17-24
• Author(s): A K MANT
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Forensic Science Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICOLEGAL PATHOLOGY IN ENGLAND, AND ITS CLOSE LINKS WITH THE CORONER SYSTEM ARE OUTLINED.

Abstract

SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD ARE REVIEWED. AMONG THESE CHANGES ARE MORTUARY ACCOMMODATION, CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD COURT ATTENDANCE BY MEDICAL WITNESSES, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST AND CORONER TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN GENERAL. CURRENT RECRUITMENT TO THE SPECIALTY IS DISCUSSED, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NEED FOR A FULL-TIME, SALARIED, FORENSIC PATHOLOGICAL SERVICE TO IMPROVE CAREER PROSPECTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)