National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody
National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody
R. A. Mitchell,Francisco J Diaz,8 Authors,D. Wolf
2017 · DOI: 10.23907/2017.051
Academic Forensic Pathology · 27 Citations
TLDR
Recommendations for the forensic pathologist as it relates to 1) categorization of deaths in custody, 2) critical information required during investigation, three) enhanced autopsy procedures, 4) guidance on death certification, 5) parameters for statistical reporting, and 6) release of information to the public are provided.