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Return of the Criminologist
Reviews RETURN OF THE CRIMINOLOGIST
Papers from the "Criminologist" Nigel Morland ( Wove Publishing Ltd., 1971; 318 pp., £3.50) This is a book published in an uncommon form for it consists of twenty-nine separate articles written by men who have earned the right to be heard in the world of criminology. These papers have all appeared in the quarterly journal published under the editorship of Mr. Morland, at some time since 1966, and where necessary the information they contain appears to have been carefully updated for inclusion in the book. The first paper, by Bernard H. Knight on "Sudden Death in Infancy", is one which no person who is likely to become involved with the distressed parents in one of these little tragedies should fail to read. The medical aspects are reviewed with the necessary detachment but the social problems, perhaps potentially more tragic than the death itself, are recognized and reviewed in a sensitive, wholly humane way. The last article is one by Phillip John Stead, Director of Academic Studies at the Police College, scholar, editor of the Police Journal and authority on the French police systems. His contribution is a sketch of Louis Canler, one time head of the SiiretC, drawn from the master detective's own memoirs and brought to life by Mr. Stead's vast knowledge of SQretChistory. Between these two, selected only for their position in the book's pattern, there are twenty-seven others of equal authority from the pens of men who are masters in their own respective fields. Would anyone care to challenge the authority, for instance, of Robert Webster on the subject of jewellery; of Frank Elmes on the police; of Professors Simpson, Camps or Polson on pathology? They have all contributed papers of significance to the Criminologist .. its life and some of those papers have found a worthy place in the during collection. This is a book which will be kept within fairly easy reach for apart from its reference value, there is much to be browsed throGgh for sheer enjoyment. For those who do not have the benefit of a complete set of magazines, this book will fill a considerable part of the void. One hopes that a further selection is made and published in similar form for it must surely be a delight to read and re-read, as the present volume has proved itself to be. Donald Campbell SECOND COMPRESSION
Practical Forensic Medicine Francis E. Camps and J. M. Cameron xii PP., £4.50) (Hutchinson, London, 1971; 2nd ed., 408 The second edition has been largely rewritten and little of the original format remains. This edition, like its predecessor, is written for a wide audience, not only for the doctor and medical student but also for the lawyer, police officer and criminologist. The second edition is over 130 pages shorter than the first and yet includes new sections on the Battered Baby Syndrome, drug addiction, iatrogenic disease, organ transplantation and the problems now associated with the definition of death. Some sections have been reduced to note form in order to contain the vast field within a reasonably sized book. The early chapters dealing with the General Medical Council and various aspects of the law and how it applies to the medical profession are clearly and succinctly written, and the various sections are easily located by the insertion of sub-titles in the wide margins.
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Papers from the "Criminologist" Nigel Morland ( Wove Publishing Ltd., 1971; 318 pp., £3.50) This is a book published in an uncommon form for it consists of twenty-nine separate articles written by men who have earned the right to be heard in the world of criminology. These papers have all appeared in the quarterly journal published under the editorship of Mr. Morland, at some time since 1966, and where necessary the information they contain appears to have been carefully updated for inclusion in the book. The first paper, by Bernard H. Knight on "Sudden Death in Infancy", is one which no person who is likely to become involved with the distressed parents in one of these little tragedies should fail to read. The medical aspects are reviewed with the necessary detachment but the social problems, perhaps potentially more tragic than the death itself, are recognized and reviewed in a sensitive, wholly humane way. The last article is one by Phillip John Stead, Director of Academic Studies at the Police College, scholar, editor of the Police Journal and authority on the French police systems. His contribution is a sketch of Louis Canler, one time head of the SiiretC, drawn from the master detective's own memoirs and brought to life by Mr. Stead's vast knowledge of SQretChistory. Between these two, selected only for their position in the book's pattern, there are twenty-seven others of equal authority from the pens of men who are masters in their own respective fields. Would anyone care to challenge the authority, for instance, of Robert Webster on the subject of jewellery; of Frank Elmes on the police; of Professors Simpson, Camps or Polson on pathology? They have all contributed papers of significance to the Criminologist .. its life and some of those papers have found a worthy place in the during collection. This is a book which will be kept within fairly easy reach for apart from its reference value, there is much to be browsed throGgh for sheer enjoyment. For those who do not have the benefit of a complete set of magazines, this book will fill a considerable part of the void. One hopes that a further selection is made and published in similar form for it must surely be a delight to read and re-read, as the present volume has proved itself to be. Donald Campbell SECOND COMPRESSION
Practical Forensic Medicine Francis E. Camps and J. M. Cameron xii PP., £4.50) (Hutchinson, London, 1971; 2nd ed., 408 The second edition has been largely rewritten and little of the original format remains. This edition, like its predecessor, is written for a wide audience, not only for the doctor and medical student but also for the lawyer, police officer and criminologist. The second edition is over 130 pages shorter than the first and yet includes new sections on the Battered Baby Syndrome, drug addiction, iatrogenic disease, organ transplantation and the problems now associated with the definition of death. Some sections have been reduced to note form in order to contain the vast field within a reasonably sized book. The early chapters dealing with the General Medical Council and various aspects of the law and how it applies to the medical profession are clearly and succinctly written, and the various sections are easily located by the insertion of sub-titles in the wide margins.
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