Disaster Victim Identification - Domb, Abraham J.

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Résumé :
The book explains why disaster victim identification (DVI) must be fundamentally integrated into agencies' general disaster planning and operations procedures for pre-event assessment of any risks and vulnerabilities, allowing for coordination and planning for emergency response agencies....

Biographie:

Jay H. Levinson is a researcher at the Hebrew University and Prof. Adj. at John Jay College of the City University of New York. Since the 1990s, he has been a correspondent for the (UK) Jewish Tribune. He earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Near Eastern Studies from New York University. He also studied foreign languages at Yale, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania. During 1972-1981, he worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, primarily on anti-terrorism targets. From 1981 to 2002, he served in the Forensic Science Division of the Israel Police (1985-1999 in Disaster Victim Identification). From 1994 to 1999, he was Chairman, Interpol Disaster Victim Identification Standing Committee. He has lectured in more than 25 countries and has written six books as well as dozens of journal articles concerning DVI. His research interests primarily relate to media coverage of disasters, DVI management and infrastructure, and related psychological and religious issues.

Abraham (Avi) J. Domb is Professor for Forensic Sciences at the Faculty of Law and Medicinal Chemistry and Biopolymers at the School of Pharmacy-Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University. He earned B.Sc. degrees in Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Law...

Sommaire:

Introduction Part I: General 1. Overview of Disasters 2. Planning a Response 3. DVI and Other Players 4. Public Inquiries Center 5. DVI Equipment Part II: When Disaster Strikes 6. Facing Disaster 7. Command 8. Ante Mortem and Post Mortem 9. Identification and Cooperation 10. Data Corroboration (Reconciliation) 11. Beyond Identification 12. Other DVI Responders Part III: Post Incident 13. Caring for Responders-Mental Health