현행 檢視制度의 문제점과 개선방안

A Study on Death Investigation System

  Introduce a Medical Examiner System Korean death investigation system centered on prosecutor and judicature who are not a specialist in pathology or forensic medicine. Lacking in porfessional understanding cause less accuracy and rapidness of death investigation. To overcome limitations and problems of our death investigation system is suggested to introduce a Medical Examiner system. The Medical Examiner must be a forensically trained physician to investigate violent, suspicious or unnatural deaths. The Medical Examiner has a duty to determine objectively the cause and manner of death in such cases. The Medical Examiner can uncover hidden evidence of injury to explain a sudden death or can document natural diseases to show that no foul play was involved in the death. The prosecutor and private attorneys rely on the Medical Examiner"s determination to resolve issues of guilty or innocence. All persons rely on the Medical Examiner"s determination in the pursuit of justice on behalf of the deceased person.