Determining rates of death in custody in England and Wales

In England and Wales, there has been considerable work over recent years to reduce the numbers of deaths in custody. Currently, there is no standard, internationally agreed definition of a death in custody, which limits comparisons. In addition, rates of death in custody are often reported per count...

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Main Author: Botchway, Stella (Author)
Contributors: Fazel, Seena
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
Year: 2022, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
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Keywords:
Detention
Mortality
Prison
Suicide
‘Mental Health Act’
‘Police custody‘

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