Garriott’s Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, Fifth Edition

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Now available in its Fifth Edition, Garriott’s Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol is the hands-down indispensable textbook for forensic toxicology and for anyone involved with the medicolegal aspects of alcohol.

Alcohol-related litigation typically pertains to arrests of drinking drivers, but also includes industrial accidents, public transport accidents, and violent crimes. The medicolegal aspects of alcohol are complex topics because so many different components are present in alcohol-related criminal and civil cases.

Forensic alcohol analysis is the most frequently performed of all forensic laboratory tests. It is extremely important that alcohol analyses be preformed accurately and correctly and that the results are properly interpreted. Forensic toxicologists and pathologists are often called on to interpret the alcohol concentrations found in the specimens. Often, the results are deemed meaningless because samples are mishandled, equipment is incorrectly calibrated, or the results are incorrectly reported.

This fifth revised edition, is designed to continue to provide you with up-to-date and authoritative information on alcohol in all aspects of its involvement in the forensic sciences. The original authors have provided updated science and information in their topic areas, and new authors with special expertise have been brought on board. All topics in the original book have been revised and expanded and new sections including prosecution and defense of DUI cases have been added.

The wealth of information presented in this new fifth edition makes it an invaluable resource when investigating and litigating cases involving alcohol.

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This resource for toxicologists and attorneys presents information on alcohol and its involvement in the forensic sciences and in litigation. A sampling of topics includes the chemistry of alcoholic beverages, the disposition of ethanol in the body, methods for breath and fluid analysis, and the reporting of laboratory results. Some of the legal issues addressed include the prosecution of driving-under- the-influence cases, the responsibilities of an expert witness, and the conduct of alcohol testing in the workplace. The fourth edition contains a new chapter describing the effects of alcohol on drivers.

Journal of Forensic Sciences

I have used this book for references and training since it first appeared and I would encourage those who deal with any aspect of forensic alcohol to add the book to their library without delay.

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

[It] has proven valuable to forensic scientists . . . as well as to attorneys, physicians, and those involved in law enforcement.

Scientific Sleuthing

All in all, this text is an exemplary compendium and analysis of alcohol and its place in the medicolegal system. There are other texts . . . but none that comes to grips with so much on the subject in so few pages and with such uniquely literate and informed analysis. This is a book for those active in the field . . . because it will enhance their management and understanding of the topics it embraces.

Canadian Society of Forensic Science

This book provides useful information for almost all alcohol related scenarios likely to be encountered in court. Members of the legal community will find the sections on impairment, sample collection, continuity, instrument limitations and witness examination particularly relevant, while toxicologists will appreciate the reference library . . . .