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1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sound, color, digital file |
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Competent Death Investigations (1:30) -- Sponsors: Post Mortem: The Death Investigation Crisis in America (1:09) -- Post Mortem Exam (3:52) -- An Incompetent Autopsy (3:21) -- Trial of Dr. Gill (2:15) -- No Federal Oversight for Death Investigators (1:38) -- Unidentified Body in South Carolina (2:32) -- Coroners Make Do with Limited Resources (2:04) -- Dr. Jazz (5:21) -- Coroner Minyard's "Palace of Truth" (3:47) -- Wrong Cause of Death (5:04) -- Promoting Competent Autopsy Investigations (5:30) -- Insufficient Funds Leads to Undiagnosed Cases (5:55) -- Forensic Pathology Can Save Lives (2:10) -- Does the FMG Retain Incompetent Examiners? (4:57) -- Incompetent Examiners Continue to Work (1:41) -- Credits: Post Mortem: The Death Investigation Crisis in America (2:03) |
| Summary |
Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America, and the rate of autopsies - the gold standard of death investigation - has plummeted. As a result, not only do murderers go free and innocent people go to jail, but the crisis in death investigation in America is also a threat to public health. Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman reports the results of a joint investigation with ProPublica, NPR, and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 23, 2011 |
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Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware |
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12 and up |
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Forensic sciences.
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Local government -- United States
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State governments -- United States
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forensic science.
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Forensic sciences.
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Local government.
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State governments.
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United States.
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Educational films.
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Internet videos.
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Educational films.
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Internet videos.
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Films éducatifs.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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Infobase.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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