The detection and separation of antiparkinson preparations in cadaveric material by gas-liquid chromatography

Method of gas-chromatographic detection of anti-parkinsonism substances (amedine, amysile, dinesine, midantane, tropazine and cyclodole) isolated from the cadaveric material is suggested. Conditions for separation of anti-parkinsonism substances when they are all present in the cadaveric material are developed.     

A case of electrocution during illegal fishing activities

The passage of electric current through the human body causes variable harm, ranging from loss of consciousness to death caused by paralysis of the bulbar nerve centers. This report describes a fatal case caused by an illegal fishing practice involving stunning fish with electric shocks produced by an electric generator carried through the water inside the carcass of an old refrigerator to keep it afloat. This occurrence is unusual because of the circumstances giving rise to the use of electric current and the cause of death, which resulted from the combination of the electric current produced by the generator and the saltwater, bringing about death by drowning.     

The imprisoned nonviolent drug offender: Specialized martyr or versatile career criminal?

Some observers oppose imprisoning nonviolent drug offenders because they view incarceration as costly and such persons as generally benign. The careercriminal literature has established that perpetrators, including drug violators, commit an array of offenses. The current study merges these debates using a sample of 500 arrested adults selected from an urban jail in the western United States. Drug offenders amassed a much more extensive arrest history than other suspects net the effects of age, race, sex, prison history, and arrest onset. Drug offenders are quite versatile and do not conform to the image of specialized violators who are nominally criminal.