Suicide in Jail - A Comparison of Two Groups of Suicidal Inmates to Jail Suicide Victims

• NCJ Number: 98049
• Journal: Corrective and Social Psychiatry and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy Volume: 31 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1985) Pages: 71-76
• Author(s): N D Deheer; H S Schweitzer
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 6 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Studies of suicide in the nation's jails have given rise to the development of a 'victim profile.'

Abstract

This paper compares two groups to suicidal jail inmates to studies of jail suicide victims to assess the efficacy of the use of a victim profile in the identification and prevention of jail suicide. (Publisher abstract)