HSM 320 Emergency Response to Terrorism

Ashford University - May 2016

HSM 320 WEEK 5 DISCUSSIONS HSM 320 Emergency Response to Terrorism

DISCUSSION 1

What are some of the benefits and limitations of using DNA to identify victims of mass causalities? Is a shift toward DNA based identifications a good idea? When answering take into account available resources, types of attacks, evidence collection and preservation, etc.

DNA Identification after Mass Disasters Some of the benefits of identification after mass disasters would be that the victims families would get the closure they need in order to somewhat move on and start the healing process. If there was no way of identifying a victim then there would be many families wondering what happened to their loved ones. According to Perlin (2007, p. 3) This genetic code contains...