Legal Document

Best practices recommendations for DNA analysis for human identification in mass fatality incidents

Recommendation 006, 1st edition
English version
Author
AAFS Standards Board, Approved American National Standard
Publication Year
2019
Thematic Area
Law & Policies / Forensics
Topic
Management of the Dead / Identification / DNA Analysis
Access
Open access

The purpose of this document is to provide information and direction to elected officials, law enforcement officials, and the medicolegal community who may be involved in the human identification effort. The primary objective is to inform the medicolegal authority responsible for the incident on steps necessary to maximize the success of an identification effort involving the use of DNA technology.

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