BLACK MALE, 19: BRAZILIAN “CRIMINAL COMMANDO” AND THE BREACH OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Autores

  • Christian Stibich
  • Roberta Pinto Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic
  • Ademir Franco Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21117/rbol-v11n12024-549

Palavras-chave:

Forensic dentistry; Identification; Human rights; Tooth.

Resumo

Dental age estimation is a technical procedure performed to support Court decisions in cases of legal liability, clandestine migration, sexual abuse, and several other applications. This study reports a case of an undocumented individuals that was originally identified by the criminal legal system (without a previous civil identity). In his identity records, a name was given: “Black male, 19” – indicating his population affinity (African), sex (male) and age (19 years). His body was found decapitated and referred to the medicolegal institute. The dental examination highlighted the presence of a third molar in the very early stage (¼) of root formation. Age was estimated using five methods based on dental development (the methods of Schour and Massler [1941], Moorrees et al. [1963], Anderson et al. [1976], London Atlas [2010], and Blenkin and Taylor [2012]). All the methods indicated that the individual was a minor, within the range between 14.5 and 15.5 years. This study highlights the importance of assigning adequate personnel to technical tasks in the police/forensic routine in order to safeguard human rights

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2024-05-27

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