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Edited by Mark A. LeBeau and Ashraf Mozayani. 326 pp., illustrated. San Diego, Calif., Academic Press, 2001. $69.95. ISBN 0-12-440261-5.

Sexual assault has become a complicated issue over the past decade and poses many difficulties in prevention and diagnosis. With the availability of disabling drugs such as "ecstasy," the phrase "slipped a Mickey Finn" has taken on new meaning, not only for the victim but also for the investigative team.

This multiauthored book describes the fundamental differences between sexual assault and drug-facilitated sexual assault and points out the difficulties drugs pose in forensic studies. According to this book, drug-facilitated sexual assault can be "the perfect crime in a pill." The victim, out at a social event, meets and mingles with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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