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Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for...
This document provides guidelines and best practices relevant to the role of forensic anthropology in a DVI operation. Anthropological methods, techniques and principles are typically employed in five primary capacities: 1) during the Preparedness phase of a DVI operation, 2) the...
Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic...
The purpose of this document is to provide best practices and guidelines regarding postmortem data collection by forensic pathologists to aid in the identification of human remains following a mass fatality incident. This document does not speak to the role forensic pathologists ...
Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal...
This document provides definitions, guidelines, and best practices for the detection, processing, and recovery of physical and contextual evidence associated with mass fatality disaster scenes to ensure that evidence is carefully and consistently documented, and recovered in situ...
Best Practices Recommendations for DNA Analysis for Human Identification in Mass Fatality...
This guide aims to provide information that allows jurisdictions to prepare for a mass fatality incident and implement a DNA sample collection and analysis plan to effectively contribute to the identification of the victims. Decisions made in the early stages of an incident will ...
Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential...
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to medical examiners, coroners and investigators regarding the submission of recorded postmortem impressions for comprehensive searches of essential automated fingerprint identification system databases. While a number of factor...
Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
A list of recommended terms and definitions for bloodstain pattern analysis is presented. These terms and definitions address basic bloodstain pattern types and related concepts.
Standard for a Quality Assurance Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
This document provides requirements for establishing and maintaining a documented quality assurance program in bloodstain pattern analysis to forensic service providers. A quality assurance program is necessary to ensure the quality of the work product that comes from any forensi...
Standard for Report Writing in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
This document provides guidelines for report writing in bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA). In addition, guidance is provided regarding statements to be avoided in the report.
Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst’s Training Program
This document provides minimum pre-training educational requirements for an individual currently in, or entering into, a bloodstain pattern analyst training program and the minimum training requirements that a trainee must successfully complete prior to practicing as a bloodstain...