Mass fatality incidents : a guide for human forensic identification

Publication/Creation:

Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [2005]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Mass fatality incidents : a guide for human forensic identification / Technical Working Group for Mass Fatality Forensic Identification

Series Titles:

HeinOnline core collection
HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General & Department of Justice collection
NIJ special report
HeinOnline criminal justice in America: U.S. Attorney General opinions, reports and publications
HeinOnline criminal justice & criminology
Core collection.
U.S. Attorney General & Department of Justice collection.
NIJ special report.
Criminal justice in America: U.S. Attorney General opinions, reports and publications.
Criminal justice & criminology.

Variant Titles:

Guide for human forensic identification

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

National Institute of Justice (U.S.). Technical Working Group for Mass Fatality Forensic Identification, author
National Institute of Justice (U.S.), issuing body

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books
Handbooks and manuals

Subjects:

Mass casualties--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Accident victims--Identification--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Dead--Identification--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Emergency management--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forensic sciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forensic pathology--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medical jurisprudence--Handbooks, manuals, etc

Description/Summary

Summary:

In a mass fatality incident, correct victim identification is essential to satisfying humanitarian considerations, meet civil and criminal investigative needs, and identify victim perpetrators. This report provides medical examiners/coroners with guidelines for preparing the portion of the disaster plan concerned with victim identification and summarizes the victim identification process for other first responders. It discusses the integration of the medical examiner/coroner into the initial response process, and presents the roles of various forensic disciplines (including forensic anthropology, radiology, odontology, fingerprinting, and DNA analysis) in victim identification. This guide represents the experience of dozens of Federal, State and private forensic experts who took part in the Technical Working Group for Mass Fatality Forensic Identification.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 79 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

"June 05."
Includes appendices.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936620721902486

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