Assignment:
Research the history of the coroner system and the medical examiner system.
When and where were the systems introduced to the United States?
What is a brief history of each?
Provide a URL for any Web site(s) you used in researching the coroner system and medical examiner system.
Then, compare and contrast the coroner system versus the medical examiner system--consider specialization and expertise, licensing, and employment status.
Choose a jurisdiction (state, county, or city) in the United States. What are the qualifications to become a coroner and chief medical examiner in the jurisdiction of your choosing? Provide a URL for any Web site(s) you used in researching the qualifications.
Which position (corner or medical examiner) seems more interesting to you, and why?