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We are seeking a secretary to join the BAFA committee. We are looking for a person with good organisational and communication skills who is prepared to take an active role within the Association. Duties will include management of BAFA committee meetings and the AGM, preparing agendas for meetings and circulating minutes to members. For a full description of responsibilities, please see the committee page.
If you would like to be considered for this position then please send your name, contact details and a paragraph of approximately 200-400 words describing yourself and what you think you could bring to the role, to chair@bafa.uk and membership@bafa.uk. We will collate your responses and then circulate them to members for voting. The deadline for submission of applications is the 15th June, and applications are welcome from any current member including students. I encourage all those of you who are interested to apply. As you can see, there is a fairly short turn around time of just under two weeks, after which time we will be asking members vote for their preferred candidate.
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Disaster victim identification operations with fragmented, burnt, or commingled remains: experience-based recommendations
Hans H. de Boer, Julie Roberts, Tania Delabarde, Amy Z. Mundorff & Soren Blau Forensic Sciences Research. Published Online: 26th May 2020 ABSTRACT: Human-made and natural disasters can result in severely fragmented, compromised, and commingled human remains. The related disaster victim identification (DVI) operations are invariably challenging, with the state of the remains potentially precluding some identifications. Practitioners involved in these DVI operations will routinely face logistical, practical, and ethical challenges. This review provides information and guidance derived from first-hand experiences to individuals tasked with managing DVI operations with fragmented human remains. We outline several key issues that should be addressed during disaster preparedness planning and at the outset of an operation, when incident-specific strategies are developed. Specific challenges during recovery and examination of fragmented remains are addressed, highlighting the importance of experienced specialists at the scene and in the mortuary. DNA sample selection and sampling techniques are reviewed, as well as downstream effects of commingling and contamination, which can complicate reconciliation and emphasise the need for rigorous quality control. We also touch on issues that may arise during communication with families. While recommendations are provided, they are not intended as proscriptive policy but rather as an addition to the general recommendations given in the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) DVI Guide, to inform preparative discussions between government officials, judiciary, police, and forensic specialists. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2020.1751385 2020 will be an important year for BAFA as we go forward with our plans to become an independent professional association. We are committed to maintaining our close relationship with BAHID and thank them for all their support over the past nine years. We still look forward to sharing events with BAHID in the future but we will now also be organising our own meetings, workshops and CPD events. In addition to this we will have our own BAFA membership fees, register and website.
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