Stories
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Are people born violent?
Laura Bui explores how the nature vs nurture debate applies to those who commit homicide.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.
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Can our sexual desires be transformed?
In the 1950s, many psychiatrists thought that homosexuality could be reformed. One found that it couldn’t – and his discoveries led to a change in the law.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Police and Criminal Evidence Bill (G27/5)
Date: 1983Reference: SA/MWF/H.70Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Comments on Home Office Consultative Document Review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Date: Nov 1973-Aug 1974Reference: SA/SMO/L.156Part of: Society of Medical Officers of Health- Archives and manuscripts
Sir Humphry Rolleston: Evidence in the Case of The Queen v. Mrs. Nicholls
Rolleston, Sir Humphry Davy, 1862-1944Date: 1898Reference: MS.4245Part of: Rolleston family- Books
On medical evidence in the preliminary investigation of criminal cases in Scotland / by James Craig.
Craig, James, 1799-1880.Date: 1855
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The Kirwan case : illustrating the danger of conviction on circumstantial evidence, and the necessity of granting new trials in criminal cases.
Date: 1853