Deaths in Police Custody in England and Wales

• NCJ Number: 85390
• Journal: Forensic Science International Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: (May/June 1982) Pages: 231-236
• Author(s): H R M Johnson
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 6 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Switzerland

Annotation

Worldwide deaths in police custody are causing public disquiet.

Abstract

An account is given of all the deaths occurring in police custody in England and Wales over a ten-year period from 1970-1979 with details of the causes of death and inquest verdicts. (Publisher abstract)