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| العنوان: |
Interim recommendations for the management of forensic investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian perspective. |
| المؤلفون: |
Di Luise, Enrico, Magni, Paola A. |
| المصدر: |
Science & Justice; Nov2021, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p735-742, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19, FORENSIC sciences, CRIME scene searches, SARS-CoV-2, CRIME laboratories |
| مستخلص: |
• During the COVID-19 pandemic the activity of the law enforcement never stopped. • Adjustments to the existing CSI SOP are crucial for safeguarding forensic technicians. • Main measures to make the operations possible during the pandemic are provided. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading around the world, representing a global pandemic. In this context, governments from around the world suspended almost all education, industry and business activities, alongside restricting the movement of people. Nevertheless, during this period, the activity of the law enforcement and forensic investigators never stopped. At present, guidelines regarding forensic autopsies of SARS-CoV-2 virus-positive cases and the handling of potentially infected biological samples are available in literature. However, less attention has been given to the development of specific adjustments to the existing crime scene investigation protocols and procedures for this exceptional time. This manuscript aims to share the methods and strategies adopted for the investigation of high priority criminal cases during the pandemic. Furthermore, other pandemic-related processes are critically explored, in order to propose adjustments for any forensic services to be prepared to face similar challenges in the future. The overall goal of this manuscript is to provide a summary of the main measures and the procedures developed to make the operations possible, while safeguarding the technicians in the field and the activity in the forensic laboratory. In order to minimize the risk of infection for personnel, adjustments to the standard practice have been proposed for each of the different phases of crime scene management, i.e. CSI call policy, equipment preparation, working groups, procedure at the scene, chain of custody and analyses of the evidence at the forensic lab. As this is a current study, based on limited cases and limited sources in the literature, changes and updates to the indications provided in this paper may be needed in the near future, according to new virological data epidemiological trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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