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McBrierty, Dermot and Wilkinson, Andrew and Tormey, William P (2013) A review of drug-facilitated sexual assault evidence: an Irish perspective. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 20, (4), pp. 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2012.09.009.

Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) is prevalent in Western society. There is a significant degree of confusion regarding the definition and prevalence of DFSA. It is a subject with medical, scientific and legal aspects. These facets are explored in this review through a detailed examination of published data.

The legal issues are defined in the context of the Irish judicial system. Several key case-law studies are presented to aid in understanding unresolved difficulties that persist in this complex field of forensics. The aim of this paper is to aid individuals from disparate disciplines to increase their evidence base in the complex and evolving issue of DFSA.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Crime prevention
Date
May 2013
Identification #
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2012.09.009
Page Range
pp. 189-197
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Volume
20
Number
4
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Accession Number
HRB (Not in collection)
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