Victims of natural disasters or technical such as crash or train collisions, often difficult to identify because his body was severely damaged. Forensic science has a standard method for identifying identity.
Fingerprint or Dactyloscopy
The death toll from the crash or train collision is usually in the hundreds and not intact. The classical method of identification is dactyloscopy fingerprint tracking alias so. Almost no one identical fingerprints. By comparing fingerprints antemortem and postmortem usually traceable identity of the victim.
Physical traits or anthropometric
If the body of the victim was not seriously damaged, various physical characteristics can also be used as a reference. For example, certain marks on the body, moles, scar, tattoo or maybe disability. Various characteristics can be matched and tracked to determine the identity of the victim.
Forensic Dentistry or odontology
The shape and arrangement of teeth per person is also unique. In developed countries most regular citizens coming to the dentist and have the image of dental records. For victims of accidents that damaged his body weight, dental X-Ray image with all the trademark, including dentures or revoked can be used as a method of identification of identity.
Röntgen image
One method of identification is to compare the X-ray image while still alive and after death. For example, the former track accidents, broken bones or other deformation. But unfortunately not many people who have X-ray image of the body or body part. But even this method is often used for the identification of victims of accidents or disasters.
Fingerprint Genetics
Most newer method is to track the DNA code which is a fingerprint that can not be faked. How to take a DNA sample to be compared with samples victim fingerprints closest genetics, usually brother, sister or parent. This method is very accurate but requires a mastery of technique and a relatively long time.
Of interest to the Police Civil
Police forensic science began to be used in the 18th century to track victims and perpetrators of crime. Tracing and analysis of material evidence at the crime scene, usually able to reveal the identity of victims of crime are not known, and capture the alleged perpetrator. Now the method is further extended to the realm of civil society, especially for the identification of disaster victims.
