Abstract
Identification in its wider sense refers to identifying an unknown person, for example, in a closed-circuit television video (CCTV), whereas identification in a narrower sense refers to establishing the identity of a deceased individual from their remains.
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Dettmeyer, R.B., Verhoff, M.A., Schütz, H.F. (2014). Establishing Identity. In: Forensic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38818-7_6
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