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

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 238 p.) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 363.3465; 614.17
• Soggetto topico: 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; Terrorism; Pathology; Forensic Sciences; Environment; Criminology; Medicine; Anthropology; Environment and Public Health; Violence; Social Sciences; Social Problems; Health Occupations; Health Care; Crime; Sociology; Forensic Genetics; Forensic Pathology; Mass Casualty Incidents; Forensic Anthropology; Disasters; Social Welfare & Social Work; Public Health; Health & Biological Sciences; Legal & Forensic Medicine; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
• Soggetto genere / forma: Case Reports
• Altri autori: BlackSue M
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Disaster victim identification
• ISBN: 0-429-25052-5; 1-283-27930-4; 9786613279309; 1-4200-9413-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781626703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II