Sudden deaths in custody
By: edited by Darrell L. Ross, Theodore C. Chan.
Contributors: Ross, Darrell L. 1951-; Chan, Theodore C.
Series: Forensic science and medicine
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Arrest (Police methods) -- Health aspects -- United States.; Restraint of prisoners -- United States.; Prisoners -- United States -- Death.; Sudden death -- United States.; Violent deaths -- United States.; Death, Sudden -- etiology.; Restraint, Physical -- adverse effects.; Forensic Medicine -- methods.; Police.; Prisoners.; Violence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Medical overview of sudden in-custody deaths / Theodore C. Chan; value: The nature of sudden custodial deaths / Darrell L. Ross; value: Neck holds / Gary M. Vilke; value: Positional and restraint asphyxia / Tom Neuman; value: Restraint stress / Elizabeth A. Laposata; value: The role of illicit drug use in sudden in-custody death / Aaron B. Schneir and Richard F. Clark; value: Excited delirium / Charles V. Wetli; value: Riot control agents, taser, and other less lethal weapons / Christian Sloane and Gary M. Vilke; value: Case analysis of restraint deaths in law enforcement and corrections / Darrell L. Ross; value: Deaths in custody investigations / Vincent Dimiao; value: Liability and wrongful custodial deaths / Darrell L. Ross; value: Administrative implications / Darrell L. Ross.