Jay H. Levinson, Abraham J. Domb

Disaster Victim Identification (eBook, ePUB)

A Manager's Guide to Policy and Procedure

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000884845
• Artikelnr.: 67811558

Autorenporträt

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; Diplomas in Business management and Textile Science, and a Ph.D. degree from the Hebrew University. He did his postdoctoral training at Syntex Research, MIT, and Harvard University. Since 1991, he has been at the Hebrew University. During 2007-2012, he headed the Division of Forensic Science at the Israel Police. During 2014-2016, he served as President of the Azrieli College of Engineering. Since 2021, Prof. Domb has been the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology. His research interests include forensic science, medicinal and polymer chemistry, pharmaceutical development, and drug delivery systems.

Inhaltsangabe

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