The British Association for Forensic Anthropology
  • Home
  • Announcements
  • Committee
  • Membership
  • Vacancies
  • Students
  • Members Area
    • Research Updates
    • Special Interests
    • BAFA Newsletter
  • Documents
  • Contact Us
  • Events
    • Spring Conference '23
    • Missing People Webinar
    • Winter Conference 2020
    • Winter Conference 2022
  • Supported Charities
    • Missing People (2021)
    • Other Organisations

Announcements

A new Open Access publication on DVI

26/5/2020

0 Comments

 
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


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    August 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020

    Vacancies

    Check out these recently advertised jobs in the area
    HERE

COMMITTEE LOG IN

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Announcements
  • Committee
  • Membership
  • Vacancies
  • Students
  • Members Area
    • Research Updates
    • Special Interests
    • BAFA Newsletter
  • Documents
  • Contact Us
  • Events
    • Spring Conference '23
    • Missing People Webinar
    • Winter Conference 2020
    • Winter Conference 2022
  • Supported Charities
    • Missing People (2021)
    • Other Organisations