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Deaths in Custody

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Clinical Forensic Medicine

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The forensic physician will, in all probability, have to deal with a death in police custody at some point in his or her areer. This chapter aims to provide a broad basis for the understanding of the disease processes and the mechanisms that may lead to death and also to provide some understanding of the current thinking behind deaths associated with restraint.

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  1. The Forensic Medicine Unit, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK

    Richard Shepherd MD BS, FRCPath, DMJ (Senior Lecturer)

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  1. The Forensic Medicine Unit, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK

    Margaret M. Stark LLM, MB, BS, DGM, DMJ, DAB (Honorary Senior Lecturer) (Honorary Senior Lecturer)

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Shepherd, R. (2005). Deaths in Custody. In: Stark, M.M. (eds) Clinical Forensic Medicine. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-913-3:327

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