Biomechanics of judicial hanging: A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-64

  Nokes, L D M ^a   Roberts, A ^a   James, D S ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NECK INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUNISHMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA; BIOMECHANICS; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0032619371     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900110     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Aberdare Lord (1886) Minutes of evidence to the Committee appointed to inquire into the execution of capital sentences.
2. Berry J. (1894) My Experiences as an Executioner. (Ed. Snowden Ward H.) London, Percy Lund.
3. James R. and Nasmyth-Jones R. (1992) The occurrence of cervical fractures in victims of judicial hanging. Forens. Sci. Int. 54, 8-91.