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Disaster management has become an increasingly global issue, and victim identification is receiving greater attention. By raising awareness through past events and experiences, practitioners and policymakers can learn what works, what doesn't work, and how to avoid future mistakes. Disaster Victim Identification: Experience and Practice presents a selection of key historical incidents in the United Kingdom and includes candid discussions of potential areas for improvement in preparedness and future deployment capabilities.
Real disasters and lessons learned
Each chapter in the book addresses a specific disaster and covers a number of main points in relation to the incident. For each event, the book presents data such as the manpower available at the time of the disaster, the number of officers involved in the deployment, and their relevant experience at the time. Details of the disaster follow, as well as the recovery and identification methods employed, the number of fatalities and casualties, and lessons learned. The book also explores the short- and long-term effects that the disaster had on the response team and the community. Finally, each chapter examines important present-day developments in relation to the event. The book summarizes important aspects of the particular disaster in terms of legislative, moral, practical, or other contribution to the field of mass disaster planning, preparation, and deployment on a wider scale.
Global input
Viewing disaster management from a global perspective, this volume contains the combined input of academics, forensic specialists, trainers, and law enforcement professionals who focus on actual cases to honestly assess events and provide recommendations for improvement.
Contents
Introduction: The DVI Casebook, UK Incidents. The Aberfan Colliery Disaster, October 21, 1966. The Brighton Hotel Bombing, October 12, 1984. Bradford City Football Stadium Fire, May 11, 1985. Manchester International Airport Fire: Flight KT28M, August 22, 1985. King's Cross Underground Fire, November 18, 1987. Piper Alpha Oil and Gas Platform Disaster, July 6, 1988. The Lockerbie Bombing, December 21, 1988. The Hillsborough Football Stadium Disaster, April 15, 1989. The Marchioness Riverboat Disaster, August 20, 1989. The Dunblane Primary School Shootings, March 13, 1996. The Omagh Bombing, Saturday, August 15, 1998. Rail Incidents. Chinese Lorry Deaths, Dover, June 18, 2000. Operation Lund—Morecambe Bay Cockling Disaster, February 5, 2004. London Bus and Underground Bombings, July 7, 2005. Close. Index.
