Mission of the Western Switzerland University Center of Legal Medicine
- Perform assessments and medical forensic autopsies, primarily at the request of the legal or administrative authorities.
- Determine the potential impact of mental disorders on the ability to exercise one’s civil rights or in the process of committing a criminal act.
- Assess the ability to drive a vehicle in the case of individuals with substance and medication abuse problems.
- Detect and quantify toxic substances (notably alcohol, medication and narcotics) in various biological substrates (notably urine, blood, bile, hair and various organs).
- Perform analyses to establish a DNA profile for samples and objects provided by the police or by the Forensics Imagery and Medecine Unit.
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