Custodial suicide in Australia: A comparative study of different populations

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-177

  Morrison, Shona ^a  

^a Office of Strategic Crime Assessments   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINOLOGY; CUSTODY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HANGING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029936543     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249603600213     Document Type: Article

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