An initial overview of the National Policy on the Search for Missing Persons in Brazil

Autor: Melina Calmon Silva, Nicole Prata Damascena, Alexandre Deitos, Carlos Eduardo Palhares Machado, Hélio Buchmuller Lima, Ronaldo Carneiro da Silva Júnior, Laryssa Silva de Andrade Bezerra, Guilherme Silveira Jacques, João Carlos Laboissière Ambrósio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Forensic Science International: Reports, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100285- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2665-9107
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsir.2022.100285
Popis: The missing and unidentified persons problem affects every country in the world differently. In Brazil, aspects of the investigation and identification of persons are deficient and, among other things, need better policies and integrated procedures. This article focus on the initial steps taken starting in 2019, with the Law n° 13.812, that established de National Policy on the Search for Missing Persons and created the National Registry for Missing Persons, and the first efforts made by the experts involved in understanding the issue in a holistic manner and developing the basis for a multidisciplinary response.
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