The death of offenders in England and Wales

Crisis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-23

  Sattar, Ghazala ^a,b  

^a Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^b Res Devmt and Stat Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offenders; Prisoners; Suicide; Violent death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG ABUSE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PRISONER; PROBATION; UNITED KINGDOM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 0038824678     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0227-5910.24.1.17     Document Type: Article

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