Unfortunately, it is common for passers-by witness accident victims or other victims of violent deaths lying by the roadside or in the middle of the street. The problem is simple: bodies cannot be moved until a medical examiner (medico legista) has inspected the scene. This process sometimes takes hours, because of the simple fact that there are only 50 medical examiners in the entire Dominican Republic. In developed nations, when the arrival of the medical examiner takes more than a few minutes, there is usually an investigation as to why the delay. In the DR, a three or four hour delay is almost considered to be normal, since there is only one medical examiner for every 180,000 people in the country. The harsh reality of the situation is that the M.E.s lack communications equipment, transportation (In the television series CSI-Miami, the Medical Examiner’s office moves around in Hummers!) and medical equipment. police vehicles, taxis, the infamous “publicos”, are just some of the units pressed into service so that the medical examiner can reach the tragic scene. The Attorney General’s office is trying to improve the situation and as a result, the National Institute for the Forensic Sciences (INACIF) was created. The unit is responsible for the objective analysis of the evidence at the scene in order to provide “a better administration of justice.” According to Juan Alexis Blanco, the director of INACIF, the unit now has forensic doctors working alongside the medical examiners. These newly created positions – of forensic doctors – are now based in Azua, Santiago and San Pedro de Macoris. The AG’s office is reconditioning an office space in Santo Domingo for the INACIF. This is a major development, since 95% of the provinces do not have forensically-trained doctors, but rather the traditional medical examiners, who are not trained to perform autopsies. Currently there are six forensic specialists in Santo Domingo, three in Azua and two in San Pedro de Macoris. The report in Diario Libre did not specify how many forensic doctors there were in Santiago.