Medical examiners

Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, 2018

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Date Published
November 2021
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Forensic Sciences

Forensic science is the application of sciences (such as physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and engineering) to matters of law. In criminal cases, forensic scientists are often involved in the search for and examination of physical traces that might be useful for establishing or excluding an association between someone suspected of committing a crime and the scene of the crime or victim. DNA evidence has...

Medical Examiners and Coroner's Offices, 2004

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 6:00 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, June 24, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 301-983-9354
   

ALMOST 2,000 MEDICAL EXAMINERS' AND CORONERS' OFFICES INVESTIGATED ABOUT ONE MILLION DEATHS IN 2004

Almost 13,500 Unidentified Human Remains on Record

WASHINGTON About 2,000 medical examiners' and coroners' offices investigated almost 1 million human deaths in the U.S. during 2004...