Guidance document

Draft document: mass fatality scene processing: best practice recommendations for the medicolegal authority

English version
Author
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
Publication Year
2018
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Forensics / The Search Process
Topic
Burial Site / Mass Grave / Emergency / Identification / Management of the Dead
Access
Open access

This document provides definitions, guidelines, and best practices for the detection, processing, and recovery of physical and contextual evidence associated with mass fatality disaster scenes to ensure that evidence is carefully and consistently documented, and recovered in situ. This document focuses on terrestrial scenes that do not involve a significant hazardous materials component.

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