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Medicolegal death investigations on tribal lands-underrepresented or underserved?
Ropero-Miller, Jeri D; Pitts, Wayne J; Imran, Anum; Bell, Ronny A; Smiley-McDonald, Hope M.
Affiliation
  • Ropero-Miller JD; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
  • Pitts WJ; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
  • Imran A; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
  • Bell RA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 301 Pharmacy Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 27599.
  • Smiley-McDonald HM; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
Forensic Sci Int Synerg ; 8: 100480, 2024.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38873100
ABSTRACT
Death investigation on tribal lands and of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) people is complex and not well documented. An analysis of data from the 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) provides a timely update on the extent of medicolegal death investigations (MDIs) on federal and state-recognized tribal lands. An estimated 150 MEC offices serve tribal lands, however, 44 % of these offices (i.e., 4 % of MEC offices) do not track cases from tribal lands separately. MEC offices with a population of 25,000 to 250,000 that serve tribal lands had more resources and access to information to perform MDIs than all other MEC offices. Analysis also indicates that the median number of unidentified human remains cases from MECs serving tribal lands is 6 times higher than that of jurisdictions not serving tribal lands. This analysis begins to elucidate gaps in the nation's understanding of MDI on tribal lands.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Forensic Sci Int Synerg Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Netherlands

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Forensic Sci Int Synerg Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Netherlands