TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Ethical considerations for forensic scientists participating in humanitarian action: a personal reflection
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Thomsen, Jørgen L.
SP  - 379
EP  - 380
VL  - 278
IS  - 
N2  - Humanitarian Forensic Action is aimed at relieving suffering by comforting and informing the relatives of disaster victims. It is not a priority to report human rights abuses to the authorities. It is thereby different from forensic human rights work with an inquisitive way of demonstrating culpability. The following tasks are relevant. The forensic scientist as an interviewer of the next of kin and witnesses. Emphasizing independency in armed conflicts. Assisting in man-made and natural disasters Assisting in the prevention and of the spread of epidemics.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.07.029
ID  - ref1
ER  -