Copeland A R
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1984 Jun;5(2):121-4. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198406000-00004.
This study has surveyed deaths that have occurred while in police custody in Metropolitan Dade County from 1956 to 1982. Cases were then subdivided by age, race, sex, cause, and manner of death as well as place of death or incident leading to the victim's demise. The results of this study indicate that natural disease--predominantly cardiocerebral vascular and alcohol-related--was most common followed by suicides and accidents. The natural deaths occurred in an older age group, whereas suicides occurred in a younger age group. Racially, most deaths in all categories involved white people. Accidents were given an historical perspective with an admonition to the reader to document all findings should a case be presented to them. Homicides and unclassified deaths were infrequent and axiomatically a function of the facilities studied.
本研究调查了1956年至1982年期间在迈阿密-戴德县警方拘留期间发生的死亡事件。然后，根据年龄、种族、性别、死因、死亡方式以及导致受害者死亡的死亡地点或事件对案件进行细分。本研究结果表明，自然疾病——主要是心脑血管疾病和与酒精相关的疾病——最为常见，其次是自杀和事故。自然死亡发生在年龄较大的人群中，而自杀发生在年龄较小的人群中。在种族方面，所有类别中的大多数死亡都涉及白人。从历史角度审视了事故，并告诫读者，如果有案件提交给他们，应记录所有调查结果。杀人案和未分类死亡事件很少见，显然是所研究设施的一种功能。
