DVI Identification Board
Definition
The multi-disciplinary panel in INTERPOL DVI protocol that issues a formal identification: includes forensic pathologist, forensic anthropologist, odontologist, fingerprint specialist, and DNA specialist. An identification requires concurrence from at least two biological indicator tracks.
- Framework
- INTERPOL DVI protocol
- Members
- Pathologist, anthropologist, odontologist, fingerprint and DNA specialists
- Requirement
- Concurrence from at least two biological indicator tracks
Common questions
Why does the DVI Identification Board require concurrence from two indicator tracks instead of one?+
Requiring agreement between two independent lines of evidence, such as dental and DNA, reduces the risk of a false identification based on a single examiner's error or a coincidental match, which matters greatly given the consequences of misidentifying a disaster victim.
Does the board issue identifications for every recovered body, even without two matching tracks?+
No, cases that cannot achieve concurrence from two tracks remain classified as unidentified or presumptive rather than confirmed, and are held for further comparison as additional ante-mortem or post-mortem data becomes available.
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