39. Disaster Victim Identification
Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities
English - July 09, 2017 23:00 - 17 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Government international president history nuclear politics primeminister relations unitednations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Victim identification is an incredibly important part of resolving a disaster. For families, and loves ones it can be difficult to gain closure without their loved ones remains. Similarly those charged with resolving disasters can struggle to know where to place resources e.g. counselling if they do not know who has perished.
As with any process which humans have needed since well day one, like farming, we have refined it.
This episode covers a history of Disaster Victim Identification including major developments.
Link to the INTERPOL guide: https://www.interpol.int/Media/Files/INTERPOL-Expertise/DVI/DVI-Guide-new-version-2013