Citation

Copeland AR. Med. Sci. Law 1989; 29(4): 341-345.

Comment In:

Med Sci Law 1990;30(3):273.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2586279

Abstract

A study of suicidal death by hanging, which occurred when the victim was in jail, was performed on the case files of the Metropolitan Dade County Medical Examiner Department in Miami, Florida, for the ten-year period July 1978 to July 1988. A total of 23 fatalities occurred. These were categorized epidemiologically. A discussion ensues concerning what can be done to prevent such tragedies.

Language: en