The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

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International	Required Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

Morrison, C. (1999). Cameras in hospital rooms: The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 22(1), 65-68.Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6822536&db=aph Note the legal issues surrounding covert video surveillance in the United States. Does the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protect the rights of children or the child abusers? Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP): the mother, the child, and the nurse on convert video surveillance in hospitals.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words:
  • media and technology and laws
  • child and pornography

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

Bates, A. (1999). The Newsworthiness of crime. The British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1 (2), 22-27.

• Note this article examines the position of crime, criminal or deviant behavior in the hierarchy of newsworthiness, and explores some ways in which public services are protecting themselves from the dangers of unwanted media attention (Bates, 1999, p. 22).

Gulland, A. (1998). Abuse spies and videotapes. Nursing Times, 94 (45), 12-13.

• Note the concerns over ethics and reliability of covert video surveillance.

Mercer, D. & McKeown, M. (1997). Pornography, Politics and Practice: The Implications for Nursing. Health Care Analysis, 5, 1, 56-61.

• Note the harm-based legal definition of pornography developed at Ashworth Special Hospital (Mason & Mercer, 1997, p. 59).

United States	Recommended Reading(s)

Elias, C. (2001). Beyond our borders: The critical issues in global health today. Western Journal of Medicine, 175(3), 155-158. Elias discusses various issues, interventions, technologies, and developments that affect the health and well-being of people and communities in less developed countries. Elias discusses issues that include women's and children's health, vaccines, and the prevention of the HIV and AIDS viruses. Note - In the past 15 years, many new technologies have been developed that can be implemented in low-resource settings to assist in diagnosis and in the prevention of disease and its transmission (Elias, 2001). Kahana, T., Goldstein, S., Kugel, C., & Hiss, J. (2002). Identification of human remains through comparison of computerized tomography and radiography plates. Journal of Forensic Identification, 52(2), 151-158. Retrieved July 2, 2002, from ProQuest database. Scientific identification of human remains is frequently accomplished by comparing antemortem and postmortem radiographic (X-ray) data. Positive identification of a decomposed cadaver was achieved by comparing antemortem computerized tomography images of the head with postmortem cranial radiographs, and antemortem with postmortem radiographs depicting staples within the abdomen. Official Position Statement of National Commission on Correctional Health Care. (1999). Use of Telemedicine Technology in Correctional Facilities, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 6(1), 129-137. Official Position Statement of National Commission on Correctional Health Care. (1999). Use of automated external defibrillators in correctional facilities. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 6(1), 139-144. Vess, J. (2001). Implementation of a computer assisted treatment planning and outcome evaluation system in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 25(2), 124-132. Retrieved July 2, 2002 from ProQuest database. Vess describes the implementation of a computer assisted treatment planning and outcome evaluation process in a forensic psychiatric state hospital with a census of approximately 1000 patients.

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
  • media and technology and laws
  • child and pornography

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

	Resources (Video)

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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Canada	Resources (Web)

Electronic Frontier Canada. (1997, January).Child Pornography - definition/law in Canada from Criminal Code of Canada 1892. Retrieved June14, 2002 from http://insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/pages/law/cc/cc.163.1.html

• Note the definition of child pornography as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada.

Electronic Frontier Canada. (1997, January 1). Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) (La Frontière Électronique du Canada). Retrieved from http://www.efc.ca

• Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) was founded to ensure that the principles embodied in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms remain protected as new computing, communications, and information technologies are introduced into Canadian society.

Electronic Frontier Canada. (1997, January). R. v. Sharpe. Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) (La Frontière Électronique du Canada) Retrieved June 10, 2002 from: http://insight.cas.mcmaster.ca/org/efc/

• Note the court decisions relating to the controversial case of R.v. Sharpe in regarding child pornography law in Canada.
• R. v. Sharpe (Supreme Court of Canada) (26jan01)
• R. v. Sharpe (Court of Appeal) (30jun99)
• R. v. Sharpe (Supreme Court of British Columbia) (13jan99)

International	Resources (Web)

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United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

Enough is enough. (2002). Pornography is a Public Health & Safety Issue. Retrieved June 14m 2002 from http://www.enough.org/

• Note this website Enough is Enough who's objective is to protect children and families from the dangers of illegal Pornography and On-Line Predators.

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• Media - technology and laws
• child - pornography

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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