The Coroner's Silence, Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence
Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence
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The Coroner’s Silence uncovers 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.
True 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.
The Coroner’s Silence is a crucial intervention that challenges us to confront the deeply ingrained mechanisms that perpetuate systemic violence.
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.
True 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.
The Coroner’s Silence is a crucial intervention that challenges us to confront the deeply ingrained mechanisms that perpetuate systemic violence.
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Terence Keel, "The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" (Beacon Press, 2025)
