Welcome to the Forensic Digest® Journal
The Journal is the multidisciplinary publication of the International Academy of Forensic Professionals (IAFP) and the Academy of Forensic Nursing Science (AFNS). Articles written by forensic science experts and members bring insight to professional forensic practice. It includes clinical case studies, new research, current news, scientific articles, education events, and cutting edge forensic science information.
The Journal is reflective of the many disciplines, roles and functions of those who represent forensic practice providing a forum for learning. This publication is available to the general public for a fee, and, complimentary to members of the International Academy of Forensic Professionals and the Academy of Forensic Nursing Science.
The Forensic Digest® welcomes all first time writers as well as published authors.
The Murder of Florence Korn: County of New York, Case Number 37, 1983
By Brian O’Neill
» PAGE 41, THE FORENSIC DIGEST
On July 28, 1893, Fannie Korn was tried for the murder of her daughter and the attempted murder of her son in New York City. Mrs. Korn also attempted suicide shortly after the death of her daughter, but she was unsuccessful (Transcripts of the County of New York, Case number 37, 1893). An analysis of the trial transcript reveals much about this particular case and the period in which it took place. Using this case as point of reference, what follows is an examination of New York society of 1893, including gender and family roles, social structure, behavioral sciences, values, knowledge and beliefs.
The Social Disease of Trafficking Children: A Forensic Nursing Perspective
By Patricia H. Daugherty, MSN, RN, FN-CSA
» PAGE 22, THE FORENSIC DIGEST
Trafficking for sexual exploitation is a social phenomenon that has grave consequences for the health, safety, and human rights of its victims. While trafficking has been occurring for a number of years, it is quickly becoming one of the most urgent and complex human rights issues in the world today.
War on Drugs
By Jeffrey Diksa
» PAGE 65, THE FORENSIC DIGEST
From the seventeenth century up to the modern day, the United States of America has shown itself to be a society based on class stratification with an upper class exerting power over perceived lower class citizens. In colonial times, the government passed legislation to guarantee that upper class land owners would have control over those men and women who were less fortunate.
