Deaths in police custody

Deaths in German police custody.

BACKGROUND According to the ministries of the interior of all German federal states, a total of 128 persons died in police custody between 1993 and 2003. METHODS An inquiry to the forensic university institutes and regional court doctors showed that, within this period, post mortems were conducted in 75 of these cases. We were able to include 60 of these 75 cases in our evaluation and deficie...

Deaths in Custody

The design of safe and humane police cells : a discussion of some issues relating to Aboriginal people in police custody (in: Deaths in custody Australia, 1980-1989)

his paper was prepared following the Royal Commission Research Unit and police representatives meeting held in Canberra in February 1989. The paper addresses behavioural design considerations for custodial environments in Australia, with particular focus on the situation of Aboriginal people in police custody and the prevention of deaths in custody. Specific design considerations and issues rai...

Medical Overview of Sudden In-Custody Deaths

Because of the large number of individuals who are in the custody of law enforcement at any one time, deaths of individuals can occur and should be expected. Estimates regarding the exact numbers of custody deaths vary, but roughly occur at a rate of 0.1 per 100,000 of the total population of citizens in a given community (1). When these deaths are studied, well over half that occur in custody ...

Unexpected death related to restraint for excited delirium: a retrospective study of deaths in police custody and in the community.

BACKGROUND Some people in states of excited delirium die while in police custody. Emerging evidence suggests that physical restraint in certain positions may contribute to such deaths. In this study the authors determined the frequency of physical restraint among people in a state of excited delirium who died unexpectedly. METHODS The authors reviewed the records of 21 cases of unexpected dea...