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Homicide among Indigenous females in North Carolina: a comparison of publicly generated data and violent death reporting system.
- Source :
- Forensic Sciences Research; Mar2024, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p1-3, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Like other minoritized populations, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) females experience disparate morbidity and mortality outcomes to that of the general US population. This study identified discrepancies in reporting of AI/AN female decedents between the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) and an online, user-generated database. Female AI/AN decedent data of all ages were collected from the NC-VDRS and compared against that of the publicly available North Carolina Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW NC) database for the study period, 2004–2019. Twenty-four of the 72 cases matched between data systems (33.3%). Substantive differences between the NC-VDRS and the MMIW NC database were found. Future efforts should be directed towards supporting Indigenous communities with the comprehensive data the NC-VDRS can provide. This paper highlights statewide public health systems like the NC-VDRS supporting community efforts to understand, advocate for, and disseminate information on MMIW. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20961790
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Forensic Sciences Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176610921
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owad057