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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...
Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
This document applies to the validation of procedures for bloodstain pattern analysis casework and new equipment. It also applies to the internal validation of established procedures existing within the BPA community when such procedures are being used for the first time within a...
