Sudden Deaths in Custody

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ross, Darrell L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Chan, Theodore C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2006.
• Σειρά: Forensic Science and Medicine
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Forensic Medicine.

Sudden custodial deaths in the wake of violent restraint encounters have emerged as a critical issue for police, correctional, and medical care workers around the world. In Sudden Deaths in Custody, leading researchers and experts review the medical, legal, psychological, and administrative aspects...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Nature of Sudden In-Custody Deaths
• Medical Overview of Sudden In-Custody Deaths
• Neck Holds
• Positional and Restraint Asphyxia
• Restraint Stress
• The Role of Illicit Drug Use in Sudden In-Custody Death
• Excited Delirium
• Riot Control Agents, Tasers, and Other Less Lethal Weapons
• Case Analysis of Restraint Deaths in Law Enforcement and Corrections
• Deaths in Custody Investigations
• Liability and Wrongful In-Custody Deaths
• Administrative Implications.