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Implementing an antiracist framework in forensic anthropology: Our responsibility in professional organizations and as scientists
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Implementing an antiracist framework in forensic anthropology: Our responsibility in professional organizations and as scientists

Samantha M. McCrane, Chu J. Hsiao and Sean D. Tallman
American anthropologist, Vol.124(3), pp.575-579
09/2022
Web of Science ID: WOS:000820714500001

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antiracism diversity scientific objectivity forensic anthropology equity inclusion Anthropology Ethics
Excerpt - Recent and ongoing brutalities have highlighted the systemic injustices levied against Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) individuals and stimulated discussions within academia and professional organizations about their role in fostering antiracism and diversity. This is particularly true for the field of forensic anthropology and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)—a white-led and white-majority professional flagship forensic science organization with eleven distinct disciplines, including anthropology—whose practitioners intersect with law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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