Victim Information Center - Best Practice Recommendation for Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities

This document provides guidance on establishing a Victim Information Center (VIC) to conduct scientific medicolegal functions. These guidelines also provide medicolegal death investigation (MDI) authorities a framework to collect forensic reference samples and antemortem (AM) data required to identify victims of an incident. This document defines the purpose and objectives of a VIC, when it should be established, how it is managed, and the role of the medicolegal authority.