@article{ref1,
title="Suicide-related litigation in jails and prisons: risk management strategies",
journal="Journal of correctional health care",
year="2009",
author="Daniel, A. E.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="19-27",
abstract="Litigation related to suicide in jails and prisons is not an uncommon occurrence. This article summarizes the basic legal premises behind such litigations, which involve claims of medical malpractice and/or deliberate indifference. Common causes of omissions and commissions in correctional mental health care practice leading to such litigation are outlined. A few select court decisions are reviewed and, based on the author's experience, risk management strategies and procedures for clinicians and for correctional officers are provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-3458",
doi="10.1177/1078345808326618",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078345808326618"
}