Missing Persons: Forensic Sociology Factors

Morewitz, Stephen J.

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“…Attempts to identify an individual are equally crucial between the person's loved ones, the culture or society in which they reside, and the person themselves. As Morewitz [18] emphasizes, accepting death without proof of death is hard, and identification reinforces culturally-bound concepts of mourning. When an individual is identified, the forensic anthropologist removes the anonymity created through processes of structural violence (i.e., economic status or legality/residency status).…”

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“…Both the US and Central and South American countries, specifically Mexico, have dealt with the sociopolitical ramifications of structural violence from the area surrounding the border [5,18,21,23,25]. These have included tensions with local governments and an overall lack of funding and laws addressing unidentified migrants, also called "Undocumented Border Crossers" (UBC), a term used explicitly by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME) in Arizona [2] (p. 262), [15,[23][24][25]36,38].…”

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“…Recent work relating to human rights violations has focused on fatalities due to migration at the United States (US)/Mexico border, with multiple international and domestic organizations from the US assisting in the processes related to recovery, identification, and repatriation [1,2,4,5,[12][13][14][15][16][17]. Much of this work has been performed thanks to efforts from organizations and groups with trained forensic anthropologists, which has helped not only give an individual back their identity but also allowed the families a sense of closure, especially since the uncertainty of the whereabouts of a loved one can have detrimental effects on the living, including issues with mental and physical health [18,19]. Through a biocultural lens, this paper emphasizes the correlation between forensic anthropology practices and human rights violations related to structural violence among the missing and unidentified persons found along the US/Mexico border.…”

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The Missing and the Marginalized: A Biocultural Approach to Forensic Anthropology at the US/Mexico Border

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Goliath

2023

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Violence and trauma are nestled in human rights violations worldwide. Since the 1980s, several international and domestic organizations have formed to conduct investigations following instances of political unrest and sociocultural violence. These inhumane events are evidenced by structural violence, an invisible trauma that exacerbates societal discrepancies within a population and can manifest harm to marginalized groups. Structural violence can be observed in both living individuals and through the treatment of human remains. Individuals who are missing or remain unidentified from violent outbreaks are often from marginalized groups. Therefore, a biocultural approach is necessary as it emphasizes the interplay between biology, environment, and culture. Recent work on human rights violations in the Americas has focused on fatalities due to increased migration at the US/Mexico border. Multiple organizations from the United States and other countries have developed strategies to assist in the recovery, identification, and repatriation of migrants. We aim to highlight the biocultural approach in these humanitarian actions, especially the practice of forensic anthropology, with structural violence and humanitarian identification efforts related to the missing and unidentified persons found along the US/Mexico border.

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The Missing and the Marginalized: A Biocultural Approach to Forensic Anthropology at the US/Mexico Border

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2023

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“…Opinie o pracy policji obudowane złością, zawodem i wzburzeniem są cenną ilustracją nie tylko zmagań emocjonalnych bliskich osób zaginionych (Morewitz, 2016, s. 97, za: Butterfield, 2001. Zarysowują one także podstawę podejmowania i ciągłego prowadzenia, obok policyjnych, własnych działań poszukiwawczych.…”

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„Emocjonalny rollercoaster” a gotowość do działania bliskich osób zaginionych

Urbaniak

2020

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Celem artykułu jest ukazanie emocji ujawniających się w narracjach bliskich osób długotrwale zaginionych. Podstawą empiryczną prowadzonych rozważań są trwające badania własne, których zadaniem jest opis świata społecznego rodzin takich osób ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem kategorii działania. Przedstawione spostrzeżenia i konkluzje pochodzą ze wstępnej analizy siedmiu wywiadów narracyjnych i zostały wsparte wnioskami z dotychczas zrealizowanych badań naukowców brytyjskich i australijskich. Doświadczane emocje skonfrontowano z gotowością do działania poszukiwawczego. W prezentowanej interpretacji danych z badań własnych odwołano się do teorii strukturacji Anthony’ego Giddensa, w szczególności zaś do części odnoszącej się do stratyfikacyjnego modelu podmiotów działających, świadomości praktycznej i dyskursywnej aktorów społecznych. Poziom nieuświadomionych motywów został celowo pominięty jako że był zbyt trudny do uchwycenia w tym badaniu. Analiza narracji o doświadczaniu zaginięcia bliskiej osoby pozwala uznać odczuwane emocje za katalizatory działań poszukiwawczych. Spośród wyodrębnionych emocji jedynie wstyd okazał się stanowić przeszkodę w działaniu.

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“…These include research on the phenomenon of organized crime (Marysiuk, & Cherepushchak, 2019), counteraction to transnational criminal groups (Krasnov, 2019), characteristics of ethnic criminal groups (Besida, 2018) and certain aspects of investigative work: motives that motivate a person to leave the place of residence. (Morewitz, 2016), anthropology (identification) of missing persons (Hackman, 2016), geography of missing persons, study of families and environments of missing persons, etc. Other research has focused on the search for a stolen vehicle (Lorenc, 2017;Tsybenko, 2018).…”

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Detective Work of the National Police of Ukraine in the Context of Combating Organized Crime

Nykyforchuk¹,

Nуkуforchuk²,

Chemerys³

2020

Naukovij vìsnik Nacìonalʹnoï akademìï vnutrìšnìh sprav

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The presented article describes organized crime as a phenomenon that encroaches on the safety of road freight transport and leads to the disappearance of drivers. Researchers who have studied organized crime and current issues that arise during the establishment of missing persons have been identified. The signs of modern transnational crime, which uses transport corridors and truck drivers for their own criminal purposes, are formulated. It is argued that such crimes can be divided into two groups: those that encroach on the safety of the driver, vehicles or cargo, and those related to the involvement of the driver in criminal activities. The structure and features inherent in international criminal groups are described, their activity in the aspect of the given problems is characterized. Emphasis is placed on quarantine measures imposed by a number of countries due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. It is noted that transnational criminal groups mainly use Ukrainian citizens living in border regions and may be involved in the illicit trafficking of weapons and drugs to commit such crimes. It is pointed out the need for increased attention of operational units to work out the leaders of the above groups using a comprehensive approach to the conduct of investigative actions and operational and investigative measures. The basic rights of operational units during the search for missing persons are outlined. It is emphasized that the time factor is extremely important for the search for persons. These shortcomings in the work of the National Police of Ukraine in this direction and to improve the situation on the roads outlined the main gaps in the legislation. Drivers carrying out long-distance and international freight transportation were interviewed in order to better understand the issues and develop adequate measures. The obtained results are based on statistical data and practical examples. Ways to optimize work in this area are proposed. The purpose of the study: to substantiate the current issues of investigative work of the National Police in the context of combating organized crime and to identify ways to optimize activities in this area. The methodological basis of the article is a dialectical approach to the analysis of situations of disappearance caused by the activities of organized criminal groups. Methods of formal logic are used in the work: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, analogy, abstraction. As well as statistical, system-structural methods and forecasting method. The scientific novelty of the article is that the authors were among the first in Ukraine to make a scientific description of the problems of search work in the context of combating organized crime in the field of freight transport. Conclusions. Organized crime encroaches on the safety of freight transport in Ukraine, which leads to the disappearance of drivers and their involvement in criminal activities. Based on the results obtained in the study, the authors proposed ways to solve a number of problems to optimize work in this ...

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Missing Persons: Forensic Sociology Factors

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

The Missing and the Marginalized: A Biocultural Approach to Forensic Anthropology at the US/Mexico Border

The Missing and the Marginalized: A Biocultural Approach to Forensic Anthropology at the US/Mexico Border

„Emocjonalny rollercoaster” a gotowość do działania bliskich osób zaginionych

Detective Work of the National Police of Ukraine in the Context of Combating Organized Crime

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