Post-mortem to ante-mortem facial image comparison for deceased migrant identification.

ABSTRACT: The identification of deceased migrants is a global challenge that is exacerbated by migration distance, post-mortem conditions, access to ante-mortem data for comparison, inconsistent international procedures and lack of communication between arrival and origin countries. Due to low technology requirements, fast speed analysis and ease of transferring digital data, facial image comparison is particularly beneficial in those contexts, especially in challenging scenarios when this may be the only initial ante-mortem data available to identify the deceased. The Facial Identification Scientific Working Group (FISWG) professional guidelines for facial image comparison were developed for living facial appearance, and, therefore, a tailored protocol for the application of post-mortem to ante-mor

SUBMITTER: Wilkinson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490436 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature