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In this chapter, the characteristics of death investigations and suspicious death incidents are analyzed. Using results from the Foul Play Project, (FPP), this chapter examines a variety of death incident characteristics that may be associated with whether autopsies are performed. The impact of family pressure, media , community conditions, and other factors are evaluated. The traumatic and stigmatizing impact of death incidents on the families and friends is emphasized. The FPP findings are based on a random sample of 5,366 cases involving possible foul play that were reported in the media .
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Morewitz, S.J. (2019). Death Investigations. In: Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26840-4_1
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