ANTH 3420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Frye Standard, Embalming, Bloating
7 Oct 2016
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Death investigations the coroner system the medical examiner system chain of custody testifying in court: the role of the expert witness legal responsibilities and ethics. Coroners are responsible for asking 5 important questions who is the deceased, when did they die, where did they die, what was the cause of death, and what was the manner of death. Inquests occupational death hospital deaths deaths in prison prescription drug deaths. Medical examiner system originated in the u. s. first established in canada in 1877 (alberta) also exists in manitoba, nova scotia, and newfoundland combines a coroner and forensic pathologists. Forensic anthropologists could be called on form their expertise in human osteology. Chain of custody the written documentation of the passage of evidence from one person to another. To ensure evidence is not mishandled, to make sure evidence is admissible in court, to prevent tampering, to make sure there is not discrepancy, etc.
