The Coroner Society

In this paper, I will discuss the background of forensic pathology, the pros and cons of forensic pathology, and the similar and different in a forensic pathologist and a coroner. There are various disciplines in Forensic Science that can help with a crime, and solving that crime. One of these various disciplines is Forensic Pathology which the study of disease, and its causes, moreover; it involves the discovering the cause of the death where a death is sudden or suspicion to law enforcement. While a Forensic Pathologist can be helpful to law enforcement, and helpful in assisting in crime investigation, there are cons to being forensic pathologist. Furthermore, forensic pathologist can be confused with coroner even though they do the same

Death is an elementary word harboring many meanings. It is the feeling of being caught in the grip of inevitably. It is a personal realization that you too are mortal. It is the recognition that one's life is changed forever. The shiny image of a once bright world full of promise dulls. Unfortunately, every individual will experience the death of a loved one at least once in their life. No words can soothe the agony of losing a loved one. State legislatures are familiar with this grief and have created either a coroner system or a medical examiner system. A coroner system consists of a coroner whose responsible for identifying the decreased body, alerting the family members or anyone of close relation, signing the death certificate and

The purpose of a forensic autopsy is to find out the time of death, the mechanism of death, and the manner of death. The time of death is what led to the death, the mechanism of death refers to anything used to kill the person, and the manner of death is either homicide or suicide.

Coroners, originated in England during the early 10th century and transitioned over to the the United States in the 1600’s. Coroners were not required to have any medical training and were appointed by the King and Queen, up until the year 1888, when they would be appointed by local committees. In the United States a coroner would serve two to four years as an official, their duties included investigating the cause of death of an invidduials who is believed to have died by the hands of another or from an accident (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2014). In attrition to investigations made by the coroner, they had the responsibility to , assess the assets and wealth of the deceased, as well as tax collection (James, Nordby, & Bell, 2014)

Throughout my time as an intern I have realized how much I would enjoy becoming a deputy coroner for Marion County. I will be graduating in December with my Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and Criminology. I plan on starting graduate school in January for my masters in forensic science. I was wondering how I apply to be a deputy coroner, if there are positions open. Due to my small work load for the fall semester I would be interested in starting training as soon as possible. I only have class on Tuesday and Thursday, which would allow me to work Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Please let me know what my next steps would be.

Forensic science has come a long way from where it was less than 100 years ago. It has only been relatively recently that the advancement of technology we use, has occurred. The Body Farm, an institute in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a place where dead corpses are left to rot and then studied on how the body decays in different circumstances. Death’s Acre: Inside the Legendary Body Farm tells about the farm from Dr. Bill Bass’ point of view, from the establishment of the farm, to the impact in the world of forensic science the farm has caused. David Pitt and Alynda Wheat offers their insight into the book in their reviews. The Body Farm has been a monumental stepping stone to the advancement of modern day forensic sciences. Dr. Bill Bass, is making

Forensics has to do with crimes and usually trying to investigate or find out what happened or who is responsible for the crime. Seeing that in our day and age there is a lot of violence and killings, this career path is a wise decision. Since it is very common to hear about a shooting or something closely related to that, the family is most likely going to want to know what happened, so then an investigation will arise. People are going to gather up the evidence and figure out who is the guilty one. There are many careers in forensic science today like a crime scene investigator or a DNA analyst but I’m mainly going to focus on autopsy technicians.

Forensics is probably one of the most interesting careers there is just for the fact that it involves exploring someone internally. It involves getting to know someone not emotionally but physically and internally. Finding so many things from the past like if they were smokers, drinkers, if they ever did drugs, if they were sick… anything. I find this career very interesting and getting to research about it is just very nice because knowing the most important things of a forensic autopsy technician and what their job is like on a daily basis interests me.

“All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise.” Cleopatra said this quote. As queen of ancient Egypt, Cleopatra was one of the most famous female rulers in history. Knowledgeable and smart, Cleopatra could talk different dialects and served as the predominant ruler in each of the three of her co-rules. Her sentimental contacts and military partnerships with the Roman pioneers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and her assumed intriguing excellence and forces of enchantment, earned her a persisting spot in history and common misconception.

As officers become more experienced, they sometimes can become complacent. Complacency and having preconceived notions about what occurred at a death investigation can be detrimental to the investigation. The overall solution to the 10 most

An autopsy is an examination of the body after death. It usually consists of an external and an internal examination of the body. The external examination also documents identifying features such as scars, tattoos or other markings which may assist in the identification of the body. The internal examination looks at the internal organs to document any natural disease processes and/or injury .Its purpose is to learn the truth about the persons health during life and how the person really died, These situations include, violent deaths such as homicides, accidents, and suicides. Other categories are suspicious deaths, sudden and expected deaths, deaths in children and infants, prisoners, persons under the care of an institution,

Macbeth’s fate and choices weren’t reliable to predict a good enough ending for himself. Macbeth’s ambition to pursue the witches’ prophecies was too great. As time went on, his ambition and eagerness grew. As the negative aspects of his character begin to overcome any possibility of his good ones, he begin to lose sight in enjoying the throne. After losing sight in the reasoning of his actions, he became reckless.

The word autopsy derives from the Greek word autopsia, which means “the act of seeing for oneself” (Autopsy 1). An autopsy purpose is to “determine the cause of death, observe the effects of disease” (Autopsy 1). Human dissection was frowned upon until after the Middle Ages. The first human dissection was performed in 300 BCE by Herophilus and Erasistratus, two physicians who were studying disease (Autopsy 2). In the late 2nd century CE a Greek physician Galen of Pergamum was the first

The coroner is responsible for identifying the victim as well as determining the cause and manner of death.

Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” is a way to understand how society had evolved at the time of the American Revolution. At this time the American people, were struggling with finding their own identity. Irving uses his main character, Rip Van Winkle, to symbolize the struggle of early America. Irving uses many symbols in the story “Rip Van Winkle” to display the changes the society in America went through during this time period. Washington Irving’s shorty story “Rip Van Winkle” is about a man named Rip Van Winkle, everyone in the town loved Rip because he was always eager to help anyone and everyone, which ended up being his downfall on his walk through the mountains.