Difference between revisions of "Decendent identification"

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Usual means of identification:
Usual means of identification:
*Visual (facial).
*Visual (facial).
*Circumstantial - right place, locked premises.
*Circumstantial - right place, locked premises, personal identification.
*Fingerprints.
*Fingerprints.
*Dental.
*Dental.

Revision as of 13:17, 4 March 2012

Decendent identification, also identification, is an important part of a death investigation.

Usual means of identification:

  • Visual (facial).
  • Circumstantial - right place, locked premises, personal identification.
  • Fingerprints.
  • Dental.
  • Skeletal features - see forensic anthropology.
  • DNA.

See also