Death Investigation
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator (2011)
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. A best-practices guide for death scene investigators produced by the National Medicolegal Review Panel, an independent multidisciplinary group of both international and national organizations whose constituents are responsible for investigating death.
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National Academy of Sciences Report
See pp. 241-268 for the National Research Council’s assessment of the disciplines of forensic pathology and death investigation.
Werner U. Spitz, Ed., Spitz and Fisher’s Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation (4th ed.)
Medical Examiners’ and Coroners’ Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting
A Guide for Manner of Death Classification (2002)
National Association of Medical Examiners. Drafted to improve uniformity in manner of death determinations for death certificates. View additional position papers and accreditation information on the NAME website.
Strategic Plan for Improving the Medical Examiner System
This 2001 report by the North Carolina Medical Examiner Study Group was requested by the legislature in part in response to a series of news articles that raised concerns about the quality of death investigation in North Carolina. The report provides information about the structure and responsiblities of the Medical Examiner system and makes a …
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Strategic Plan for Improving the Medical Examiner System
2001 report by the North Carolina Medical Examiner Study Group was requested by the legislature in part in response to a series of news articles that raised concerns about the quality of death investigation in North Carolina. The report provides information about the structure and responsibilities of the Medical Examiner system and makes a number …
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A Fly for the Prosecution – How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes
Review of book by M. Lee Goff that uses case studies to explain the process by which different species of bugs break down decomposing bodies.
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