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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457754003321

Titolo

Disaster victim identification : experience and practice / / edited by Sue Black. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-25052-5

1-283-27930-4

9786613279309

1-4200-9413-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 238 p.) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Global perspectives on disaster victim identification series Disaster victim identification

Altri autori (Persone)

BlackSue M

Disciplina

363.3465

614.17

Soggetti

Criminal investigation -- Great Britain -- Case studies

Dead -- Identification -- Case studies

Disaster victims -- Identification -- Case studies

Emergency management -- Great Britain -- Case studies

Identification -- Great Britain -- Case studies

Identification - Great Britain

Disaster victims - Identification - Great Britain

Dead - Great Britain

Criminal investigation

Emergency management

Anthropology, Physical

Forensic Medicine

Study Characteristics

Terrorism

Pathology

Forensic Sciences

Environment

Criminology

Medicine

Anthropology

Publication Characteristics

Environment and Public Health

Violence

Social Sciences

Social Problems



Health Occupations

Health Care

Crime

Disciplines and Occupations

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Sociology

Forensic Genetics

Forensic Pathology

Case Reports

Mass Casualty Incidents

Forensic Anthropology

Disasters

Social Welfare & Social Work

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Legal & Forensic Medicine

Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; A Message From the Series Editor; Table of Contents; Foreword; Editors; Contributors; Relevant Acronyms; Chapter 1: Introduction: The DVI Casebook, UK Incidents; Chapter 2: The Aberfan Colliery Disaster, October 21, 1966; Chapter 3: The Brighton Hotel Bombing, October 12, 1984; Chapter 4: Bradford City Football Stadium Fire, May 11, 1985; Chapter 5: Manchester International Airport Fire: Flight KT28M, August 22, 1985; Chapter 7: Piper Alpha Oil and Gas Platform Disaster, July 6, 1988; Chapter 8: The Lockerbie Bombing, December 21, 1988

Chapter 9: The Hillsborough Football Stadium Disaster, April 15, 1989Chapter 10: The Marchioness Riverboat Disaster, August 20, 1989; Chapter 11: The Dunblane Primary School Shootings, March 13, 1996; Chapter 12: The Omagh Bombing, Saturday, August 15, 1998; Chapter 13: Rail Incidents; Chapter 14: Chinese Lorry Deaths, Dover, June 18, 2000; Chapter 16: London Bus and Underground Bombings, July 7, 2005; Close; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Disaster management has become an increasingly global issue, and victim identification is receiving greater attention. By raising awareness through past events and experiences, practitioners and policymakers can learn what works, what doesn't work, and how to avoid future mistakes. Disaster Victim Identification: Experience and Practice presents a selection of key historical incidents in the United Kingdom and includes candid discussions of potential areas for improvement in preparedness and future deployment capabilities. Real disasters and lesson