{"product_id":"the-coroner-s-silence-9780807026137","title":"The Coroner's Silence","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eHis Name Is George Floyd\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA landmark investigation into forensic medicine that exposes the systematic concealment of state-sanctioned violence through death investigations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach year, police officers kill over 1,000 people they've sworn to protect and serve. While some cases, like George Floyd's and Sandra Bland's, capture national attention, most victims remain nameless, their stories untold. \u003ci\u003eThe Coroner's Silence\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a disturbing truth about these cases: coroners and other death investigators are often complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-custody deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough rigorous research—including critical records analysis, public health studies, and interviews with victims' families—this book unmasks the systemic failures within forensic medicine. Terence Keel shows how incomplete autopsy reports, mishandled medical documents, and strategically lost evidence effectively shield law enforcement from accountability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Coroner’s Silence \u003c\/i\u003euncovers how the current system of death investigation operates as a mechanism of institutional safeguarding. By highlighting the structural powerlessness of coroners and their disconnection from the communities most affected by police violence, Keel demonstrates how bureaucratic processes can render human suffering invisible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue accountability requires more than procedural reform. It demands a fundamental reimagining of how we investigate, document, and understand deaths at the hands of state institutions. \u003ci\u003eThe Coroner's Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial intervention that challenges us to confront the deeply ingrained mechanisms that perpetuate systemic violence.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58155759960451,"sku":"9780807026137","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780807026137.jpg?v=1780136430","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/the-coroner-s-silence-9780807026137","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}