Racial classification systems remain practically useful in forensic and medical fields

Evidence

Indeed, assumptions of “natural races” are by no means archaic, since racial classification systems remain useful in physical anthropology, forensic pathology, physiology, and some areas of public health (Hammonds, forthcoming). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1563

Categorization

• QUESTION: Which specific forensic and public-health practices still rely on racial classification, and how do practitioners reconcile that with race’s constructed status?