Clinical and forensic indicators of 'suicide by cop'

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 384-389

  Mohandie, Kris ^a   Meloy, J Reid ^b  

^a Los Angeles Police Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivocal death analysis; Forensic science; Homicide; Police; Police assisted suicide; Suicide; Suicide by cop; Victim precipitated homicide; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034100752     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14690j     Document Type: Article

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