TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Homicide among Indigenous females in North Carolina: a comparison of publicly generated data and violent death reporting system
JO  - Forensic sciences research
A1  - Hudhud, Muhammad
A1  - Proescholdbell, Scott
A1  - Norwood, Tammy
A1  - Cavalier-Keck, Crystal
A1  - Bell, Ronny A.
SP  - owad057
EP  - owad057
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - Like other minoritized populations, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) females experience disparate morbidity and mortality outcomes to that of the general US population. This study identified discrepancies in reporting of AI/AN female decedents between the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) and an online, user-generated database. Female AI/AN decedent data of all ages were collected from the NC-VDRS and compared against that of the publicly available North Carolina Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW NC) database for the study period, 2004-2019. Twenty-four of the 72 cases matched between data systems (33.3%). Substantive differences between the NC-VDRS and the MMIW NC database were found. Future efforts should be directed towards supporting Indigenous communities with the comprehensive data the NC-VDRS can provide. This paper highlights statewide public health systems like the NC-VDRS supporting community efforts to understand, advocate for, and disseminate information on MMIW.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2096-1790
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owad057
ID  - ref1
ER  -