Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center Virtual Library 2025

← Back to the HHRRC Special Initiative The Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center (HHRRC), an organization within the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) supported by the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE), hosted…

Just Mass Disaster Emergency Response in Maui, Hawaii

Original Release Date: November 15, 2024 In episode one of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Anthony (Tony) Earles, Forensics/Identification Unit Supervisor at the Maui Police Department, to discuss the Maui wildfires that occurred on August 8,…

Mass Fatality and Disaster Response Preparedness Across Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices in the United States

Publication Forensic Science International: Synergy, February 2024 Authors Micaela A. Ascolese | RTI International Kelly A. Keyes | RTI International Jeri D. Ropero-Miller | RTI International Sean E. Wire | RTI International Hope M. Smiley-McDonald | RTI International Introduction With…

Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center Virtual Library 2024

← Back to the HHRRC Special Initiative The Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center (HHRRC), an organization within the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and the Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) supported by the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) Forensic…

General Provider Resources: Medical Records for Medicolegal Death Investigations Toolkit

Overview In September 2020, The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) – in partnership with its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) at RTI International and the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – convened…

Advances in Chemical Sorting of Commingled Remains

← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 30, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview A major challenge in forensic anthropology is the development of efficient and effective methodologies for sorting skeletal remains in mixed assemblages. The…

Just Facial Recognition for Forensic Investigations

Original Release Date: November 10, 2023 In episode 6 of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Richard Vorder Bruegge, Senior Physical Scientist at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to discuss how facial recognition technology was used…

Just Investigating a No-Body Homicide in Canada

Original Release Date: October 6, 2023 In episode one of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Ian Oxton, Forensic Identification Specialist for the Calgary Police Service, to discuss a triple homicide case involving the longest lasting Amber…

Landscape Study of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies for Forensic Applications

Date April 2023 Overview The National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE), led by RTI International, provides valuable resources that promote the use of novel and innovative technologies in the forensic community. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)…

Just Managing Mass Fatality Incidents

Original Release Date: February 17, 2023 In episode four of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Katharine Pope, a Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, and Elissia Conlon, a Special Advisor to the New…

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Category: Missing & Unidentified Persons

Hawaii

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Idaho

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

ⓘ Request for Medical Records Letter Templates

Illinois

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Indiana

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

Iowa

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

Kansas

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

Kentucky

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Louisiana

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Maine

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

Maryland

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Massachusetts

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

Michigan

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

ⓘ Request for Medical Records Letter Template

Minnesota

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Mentioning Psych History

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

Mississippi

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

Missouri

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Montana

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

ⓘ Request for Medical Records Letter Template

Nebraska

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

Nevada

★ Law Referencing Access to Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

ⓘ Request for Medical Records Letter Templates

New Hampshire

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

New Jersey

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

New Mexico

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

New York

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

North Carolina

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

North Dakota

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

ⓘ Request for Medical Records Letter Templates

Ohio

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Mentioning Psych History

★ Law Referencing Release of Records

Oklahoma

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records

★ Law Specific to Release of Medical Records

Oregon

★ Law Specific to Access to Medical Records