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Disaster victim identification : experience and practice /

Disaster management has become an increasingly global issue, and victim identification is receiving greater attention. By raising awareness through past events and experiences, practitioners and policymakers can learn what works, what doesn't work, and how to avoid future mistakes. Disaster Vic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Black, Sue M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Series:Global perspectives on disaster victim identification series.
Subjects:
University of Dundee > Staff author.
Identification > Great Britain > Case studies.
Disaster victims > Identification > Case studies.
Dead > Identification > Case studies.
Criminal investigation > Great Britain > Case studies.
Emergency management > Great Britain > Case studies.
Forensic anthropology.
Forensic pathology.
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Genetics
Forensic Pathology
Mass Casualty Incidents
Identification > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Victimes de catastrophes > Identification > Études de cas.
Morts > Identification > Études de cas.
Enquêtes criminelles > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Anthropologie légale.
Pathologie médico-légale.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Forensic pathology
Forensic anthropology
Criminal investigation
Dead > Identification
Emergency management
Identification
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Case Reports
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Disaster management has become an increasingly global issue, and victim identification is receiving greater attention. By raising awareness through past events and experiences, practitioners and policymakers can learn what works, what doesn't work, and how to avoid future mistakes. Disaster Victim Identification: Experience and Practice presents a selection of key historical incidents in the United Kingdom and includes candid discussions of potential areas for improvement in preparedness and future deployment capabilities. Real disasters and lessons learned Each chapter in the book addresses a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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