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Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices, 2004
The Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices
(MECO) is a compilation of data on the practices of these offices,
which are responsible for medical-legal death investigations. The data
cover information such as the prevalence of unidentified human remains
on record in medical examiners' and coroners' offices across the
country, record-keeping practices, and final disposition practices
such as burial, cremation, or other means. In addition, data were
gathered on FTE employees, contractors, and annual budgets.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | restricted public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | The Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) is a compilation of data on the practices of these offices, which are responsible for medical-legal death investigations. The data cover information such as the prevalence of unidentified human remains on record in medical examiners' and coroners' offices across the country, record-keeping practices, and final disposition practices such as burial, cremation, or other means. In addition, data were gathered on FTE employees, contractors, and annual budgets. |
| distribution |
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{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices, 2004",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20342.v3"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"773"
|
| isPartOf |
"2440"
|
| issued | 2007-07-26T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"autopsy",
"coroners",
"death records",
"forensic medicine",
"victim identification"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2011-04-19T16:38:49 |
| programCode |
[
"011:061"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"id": 22,
"name": "Office of Justice Programs",
"acronym": "OJP",
"parentOrganization": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Department of Justice",
"acronym": "DOJ"
},
"parentOrganizationID": 10
}
}
|
| rights | These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data. |
| title | Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices, 2004 |
