Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US.
Journal
Journal of forensic and legal medicine
ISSN: 1878-7487
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Leg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101300022
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
22
03
2022
revised:
06
07
2022
accepted:
12
07
2022
pubmed:
1
8
2022
medline:
12
10
2022
entrez:
31
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Increased commitment to humanitarian identification and advances in DNA technology contribute to growing interest in large scale identification operations for unidentified, interred remains. However, scant literature discusses the practical challenges in conducting cemetery exhumations en masse for the purposes of DNA sampling and reinterment. This paper draws on a case study of cemetery exhumations conducted in the US as part of a multi-agency, multi-year endeavor, Operation UNITED. Challenges and strategies for managing logistics and manpower, locating human remains in active cemeteries, and overcoming containment and preservation issues of adult and juvenile remains are presented. This paper evidences the potential for investigation into cemetery exhumation strategies to assist in effective humanitarian identification.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35908508
pii: S1752-928X(22)00097-X
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102399
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
DNA
9007-49-2
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102399Informations de copyright
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